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SUSPENSE. In a moment, Felix's mind was fully made up. There was no time to think; it was the hour for action. He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people. Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a moment, Felix's mind was fully made up.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no time to think; it was the hour for action.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no time to think; it was the hour for action.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people.”
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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 In a moment, Felix's mind was fully made up.
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From this reading There was no time to think; it was the hour for action.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
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From this reading In a moment, Felix's mind was fully made up.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no time to think; it was the hour for action.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a moment, Felix's mind was fully made up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no time to think; it was the hour for action.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a moment, Felix's mind was fully made up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no time to think; it was the hour for action.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a moment, Felix's mind was fully made up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a moment, Felix's mind was fully made up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a moment, Felix's mind was fully made up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no time to think; it was the hour for action.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSPENSE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no time to think; it was the hour for action.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no time to think; it was the hour for action.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no time to think; it was the hour for action.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no time to think; it was the hour for action.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no time to think; it was the hour for action.
in the direction of
From this reading He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a moment, Felix's mind was fully made up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a moment, Felix's mind was fully made up.
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From this reading He saw how he must comport himself toward this strange wild people.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seating Muriel gently on the ground, Mali beside her, and stepping forward himself, with Peyron's hand in his, he beckoned to the vast and surging crowd to bespeak respectful silence.
