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Chapter XXVII
The days grow gray. The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky. All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them. The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us. This sad and solitary ocean, gray and cold, is the end of all things, the falling-off place where all things cease.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.”
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From this reading All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This sad and solitary ocean, gray and cold, is the end of all things, the falling-off place where all things cease.
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From this reading This sad and solitary ocean, gray and cold, is the end of all things, the falling-off place where all things cease.
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From this reading The days grow gray.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
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From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This sad and solitary ocean, gray and cold, is the end of all things, the falling-off place where all things cease.
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From this reading This sad and solitary ocean, gray and cold, is the end of all things, the falling-off place where all things cease.
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From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.
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From this reading All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.
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From this reading The days grow gray.
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From this reading The days grow gray.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This sad and solitary ocean, gray and cold, is the end of all things, the falling-off place where all things cease.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This sad and solitary ocean, gray and cold, is the end of all things, the falling-off place where all things cease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This sad and solitary ocean, gray and cold, is the end of all things, the falling-off place where all things cease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This sad and solitary ocean, gray and cold, is the end of all things, the falling-off place where all things cease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days grow gray.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This sad and solitary ocean, gray and cold, is the end of all things, the falling-off place where all things cease.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This sad and solitary ocean, gray and cold, is the end of all things, the falling-off place where all things cease.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun has lost its warmth, and each noon, at meridian, it is lower in the northern sky.
in or at the place that
From this reading This sad and solitary ocean, gray and cold, is the end of all things, the falling-off place where all things cease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The world—the only world I know—has been left behind far there to the north, and the hill of the earth is between it and us.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading All the old stars have long since gone, and it would seem the sun is following them.
