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Chapter IV
And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound. Overhead the sky is strewn with stars. Night and silence have triumphed. CHUM |When I turned the key in the door and entered the cottage, I missed a familiar sound. It was the “thump, thump, thump,” of a tail on the floor at the foot of the stairs.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the “thump, thump, thump,” of a tail on the floor at the foot of the stairs.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Night and silence have triumphed.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Night and silence have triumphed.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.”
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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 And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the “thump, thump, thump,” of a tail on the floor at the foot of the stairs.
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From this reading And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
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From this reading And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
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From this reading CHUM |When I turned the key in the door and entered the cottage, I missed a familiar sound.
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From this reading CHUM |When I turned the key in the door and entered the cottage, I missed a familiar sound.
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From this reading CHUM |When I turned the key in the door and entered the cottage, I missed a familiar sound.
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From this reading And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
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From this reading And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
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From this reading CHUM |When I turned the key in the door and entered the cottage, I missed a familiar sound.
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From this reading CHUM |When I turned the key in the door and entered the cottage, I missed a familiar sound.
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From this reading It was the “thump, thump, thump,” of a tail on the floor at the foot of the stairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the “thump, thump, thump,” of a tail on the floor at the foot of the stairs.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Night and silence have triumphed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CHUM |When I turned the key in the door and entered the cottage, I missed a familiar sound.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
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From this reading And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Overhead the sky is strewn with stars.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the “thump, thump, thump,” of a tail on the floor at the foot of the stairs.
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From this reading CHUM |When I turned the key in the door and entered the cottage, I missed a familiar sound.
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From this reading CHUM |When I turned the key in the door and entered the cottage, I missed a familiar sound.
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From this reading Night and silence have triumphed.
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From this reading And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was the “thump, thump, thump,” of a tail on the floor at the foot of the stairs.
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From this reading Overhead the sky is strewn with stars.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Night and silence have triumphed.
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From this reading Overhead the sky is strewn with stars.
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From this reading And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
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From this reading It was the “thump, thump, thump,” of a tail on the floor at the foot of the stairs.
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From this reading Overhead the sky is strewn with stars.
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From this reading Overhead the sky is strewn with stars.
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From this reading It was the “thump, thump, thump,” of a tail on the floor at the foot of the stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
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From this reading It was the “thump, thump, thump,” of a tail on the floor at the foot of the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Night and silence have triumphed.
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From this reading CHUM |When I turned the key in the door and entered the cottage, I missed a familiar sound.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the “thump, thump, thump,” of a tail on the floor at the foot of the stairs.
at the time that
From this reading CHUM |When I turned the key in the door and entered the cottage, I missed a familiar sound.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Overhead the sky is strewn with stars.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And the birds and the beasts and the insects are drowned, In an ocean of dreams without a sound.
