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Chapter XIII
DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses. Ah, violins, whither would you take their souls? You call to them like the voice of one waiting by the sea, bathed in sunset. What are these wonderful things you are whispering to their souls? You promise--ah, what things you promise, strange voices of the string!
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “You call to them like the voice of one waiting by the sea, bathed in sunset.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, violins, whither would you take their souls?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “What are these wonderful things you are whispering to their souls?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You call to them like the voice of one waiting by the sea, bathed in sunset.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “Ah, violins, whither would you take their souls?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ah, violins, whither would you take their souls?”
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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 DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
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From this reading Ah, violins, whither would you take their souls?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are these wonderful things you are whispering to their souls?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
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From this reading You call to them like the voice of one waiting by the sea, bathed in sunset.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You call to them like the voice of one waiting by the sea, bathed in sunset.
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From this reading You call to them like the voice of one waiting by the sea, bathed in sunset.
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From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
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From this reading You call to them like the voice of one waiting by the sea, bathed in sunset.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
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From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You call to them like the voice of one waiting by the sea, bathed in sunset.
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From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
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From this reading You promise--ah, what things you promise, strange voices of the string!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
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From this reading You call to them like the voice of one waiting by the sea, bathed in sunset.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
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From this reading Ah, violins, whither would you take their souls?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You promise--ah, what things you promise, strange voices of the string!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You promise--ah, what things you promise, strange voices of the string!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You call to them like the voice of one waiting by the sea, bathed in sunset.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, violins, whither would you take their souls?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You call to them like the voice of one waiting by the sea, bathed in sunset.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What are these wonderful things you are whispering to their souls?
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From this reading What are these wonderful things you are whispering to their souls?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, violins, whither would you take their souls?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You call to them like the voice of one waiting by the sea, bathed in sunset.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You promise--ah, what things you promise, strange voices of the string!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You call to them like the voice of one waiting by the sea, bathed in sunset.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are these wonderful things you are whispering to their souls?
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From this reading What are these wonderful things you are whispering to their souls?
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Ah, violins, whither would you take their souls?
in the company of; together with
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DAMON AND PYTHIAS AT THE THEATRE Once, long before the beginning of this story, Damon and Pythias were sitting in a theatre together, with the wonderful overture just beginning to steal through their senses.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ah, violins, whither would you take their souls?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, violins, whither would you take their souls?
