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Chapter XXX
THE BROKEN SWORD. Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent. Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island. "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her. Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE BROKEN SWORD.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
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From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
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From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BROKEN SWORD.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
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From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
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From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
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From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
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From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
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From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
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From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
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From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
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From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
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From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
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From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
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From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BROKEN SWORD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROKEN SWORD.
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From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
up to a particular time
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
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From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
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From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Timar remained on the island till frost covered the green grass--till the leaves fell, and the nightingales and thrushes were silent.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Noémi did not know what those words betokened at Michael's home.
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From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I shall come back this winter"--and with those words he left her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he made up his mind to return to the world, the world of reality; and he left Noémi behind, alone with her little child on the ownerless island.
