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Chapter XXI
THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke. That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him. He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him. Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs. Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
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From this reading Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
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From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
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From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
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From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
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From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Evidently one of the pack animals had broken its tie-rope.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite close to him was the noise of breaking brush and snapping twigs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
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From this reading THE PATH DOWN THE CLIFF In the thick darkness half way between midnight and the first glimmer of the new day Drennen awoke.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was fully conscious of his purpose before he knew what it was that had awakened him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That he must silence Sefton before Max came up with him was the thought awaking with him.
