Chapter XXI
AFTER THE BALL. Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him. There was no retreat. The morning--yes, the morning--what then? Should he live to see the evening?
Wylder's Hand
Chapter XXI
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AFTER
THE
BALL.
Lake
glided
from
the
feast
with
a
sense
of
a
tremendous
liability
upon
him.
There
was
no
retreat.
The
morning--yes,
the
morning--what
then?
Should
he
live
to
see
the
evening?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
AFTER
THE
BALL.
Line 2
Lake
glided
from
the
feast
with
a
sense
of
a
tremendous
liability
upon
him.
Line 3
There
was
no
retreat.
Line 4
The
morning--yes,
the
morning--what
then?
Line 5
Should
he
live
to
see
the
evening?
Learner Dictionary
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AFTER
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “AFTER THE BALL.”
Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The morning--yes, the morning--what then?”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE BALL.
BALL
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evening
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From this reading Should he live to see the evening?
feast
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From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
glided
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From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Should he live to see the evening?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
Lake
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From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
liability
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From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
live
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From this reading Should he live to see the evening?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning--yes, the morning--what then?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no retreat.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
retreat
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From this reading There was no retreat.
see
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From this reading Should he live to see the evening?
sense
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From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
Shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should he live to see the evening?
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE BALL.
then
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From this reading The morning--yes, the morning--what then?
There
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From this reading There was no retreat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Should he live to see the evening?
tremendous
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From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no retreat.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The morning--yes, the morning--what then?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lake glided from the feast with a sense of a tremendous liability upon him.
yes
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From this reading The morning--yes, the morning--what then?