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Chapter XV
PRISONERS. Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us. We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him. Lost to us forever! What would become of the College when the Great Mystery was lost to it?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would become of the College when the Great Mystery was lost to it?”
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From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
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From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
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From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
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From this reading What would become of the College when the Great Mystery was lost to it?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
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From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
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From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
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From this reading Lost to us forever!
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From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
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From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
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From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
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From this reading Lost to us forever!
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From this reading What would become of the College when the Great Mystery was lost to it?
not any; not one
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
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From this reading PRISONERS.
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From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
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From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
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From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
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From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
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From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thus, then, were the tables turned upon us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would become of the College when the Great Mystery was lost to it?
at the time that
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We were locked up, prisoners--actually the Sacred College, prisoners--in the House of Life itself, and the Great Secret was probably by this time in the hands of the Rebels, to whom the Arch Traitor had no doubt given it, as he had proposed to do when we arrested him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would become of the College when the Great Mystery was lost to it?
