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Chapter XXXVII
THE DAWN. All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape. One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall. My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced. It was a fair evening of early summer--but I was utterly careless of nature as of all beyond it.
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “It was a fair evening of early summer--but I was utterly careless of nature as of all beyond it.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a fair evening of early summer--but I was utterly careless of nature as of all beyond it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.”
in the direction of
From this reading “One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.”
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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 a fair evening of early summer--but I was utterly careless of nature as of all beyond it.
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From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
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From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
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From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a fair evening of early summer--but I was utterly careless of nature as of all beyond it.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was a fair evening of early summer--but I was utterly careless of nature as of all beyond it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
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From this reading It was a fair evening of early summer--but I was utterly careless of nature as of all beyond it.
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From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
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From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
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From this reading THE DAWN.
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From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
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From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
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From this reading It was a fair evening of early summer--but I was utterly careless of nature as of all beyond it.
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From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
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From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
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From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
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From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fair evening of early summer--but I was utterly careless of nature as of all beyond it.
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From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
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From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
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From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fair evening of early summer--but I was utterly careless of nature as of all beyond it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
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From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
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From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
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From this reading It was a fair evening of early summer--but I was utterly careless of nature as of all beyond it.
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From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
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From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a fair evening of early summer--but I was utterly careless of nature as of all beyond it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAWN.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
in the direction of
From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a fair evening of early summer--but I was utterly careless of nature as of all beyond it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading All places were alike to me now--for the universe was but one dreary chasm whence I could not escape.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
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From this reading One evening I sat by the open window of my chamber, which looked towards those trees and that fatal Moldwarp Hall.
but in spite of that
From this reading My suffering had now grown dull by its own excess, and I had moments of restless vacuity, the nearest approach to peace I had yet experienced.
