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Chapter XXXVII
It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing. The great cathedral, cutting the heavens with its massive towers, was shut. No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself? Would they refuse to bury that unhappy one in a churchyard? Surely, the more unhappy and desperate he was, the kinder they ought to be to him!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great cathedral, cutting the heavens with its massive towers, was shut.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Would they refuse to bury that unhappy one in a churchyard?”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Surely, the more unhappy and desperate he was, the kinder they ought to be to him!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?”
during the time that
From this reading “No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
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From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Surely, the more unhappy and desperate he was, the kinder they ought to be to him!
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From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
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From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great cathedral, cutting the heavens with its massive towers, was shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would they refuse to bury that unhappy one in a churchyard?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great cathedral, cutting the heavens with its massive towers, was shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
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From this reading Surely, the more unhappy and desperate he was, the kinder they ought to be to him!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
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From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great cathedral, cutting the heavens with its massive towers, was shut.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surely, the more unhappy and desperate he was, the kinder they ought to be to him!
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From this reading The great cathedral, cutting the heavens with its massive towers, was shut.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Surely, the more unhappy and desperate he was, the kinder they ought to be to him!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The great cathedral, cutting the heavens with its massive towers, was shut.
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From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely, the more unhappy and desperate he was, the kinder they ought to be to him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great cathedral, cutting the heavens with its massive towers, was shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely, the more unhappy and desperate he was, the kinder they ought to be to him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
not any; not one
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Would they refuse to bury that unhappy one in a churchyard?
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Surely, the more unhappy and desperate he was, the kinder they ought to be to him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would they refuse to bury that unhappy one in a churchyard?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great cathedral, cutting the heavens with its massive towers, was shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Surely, the more unhappy and desperate he was, the kinder they ought to be to him!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Would they refuse to bury that unhappy one in a churchyard?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would they refuse to bury that unhappy one in a churchyard?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great cathedral, cutting the heavens with its massive towers, was shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would they refuse to bury that unhappy one in a churchyard?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
in or at the place that
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
during the time that
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
which person or people
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was calm, with a dark-blue sky, and a golden moon, and the lighted street full of people out for airing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No means of getting in; and while they stood there looking up the thought came into Nedda's mind: Where would they bury poor Tryst who had killed himself?
