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Chapter XL
Und den Mordstahl seh’ ich blinken; Und das Morderauge gluhn! “Kassandra.” (And I see the steel of Murder glitter, And the eye of Murder glow.) Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged. Since her exile from Zanoni, her very intellect had seemed paralysed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since her exile from Zanoni, her very intellect had seemed paralysed.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since her exile from Zanoni, her very intellect had seemed paralysed.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.”
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From this reading Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (And I see the steel of Murder glitter, And the eye of Murder glow.)
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.
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From this reading Und den Mordstahl seh’ ich blinken; Und das Morderauge gluhn!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.
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From this reading Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.
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From this reading Und den Mordstahl seh’ ich blinken; Und das Morderauge gluhn!
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From this reading Und den Mordstahl seh’ ich blinken; Und das Morderauge gluhn!
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From this reading Since her exile from Zanoni, her very intellect had seemed paralysed.
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From this reading (And I see the steel of Murder glitter, And the eye of Murder glow.)
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since her exile from Zanoni, her very intellect had seemed paralysed.
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From this reading (And I see the steel of Murder glitter, And the eye of Murder glow.)
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From this reading (And I see the steel of Murder glitter, And the eye of Murder glow.)
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From this reading Und den Mordstahl seh’ ich blinken; Und das Morderauge gluhn!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since her exile from Zanoni, her very intellect had seemed paralysed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since her exile from Zanoni, her very intellect had seemed paralysed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (And I see the steel of Murder glitter, And the eye of Murder glow.)
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From this reading Und den Mordstahl seh’ ich blinken; Und das Morderauge gluhn!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.
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From this reading Since her exile from Zanoni, her very intellect had seemed paralysed.
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From this reading “Kassandra.”
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From this reading Und den Mordstahl seh’ ich blinken; Und das Morderauge gluhn!
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From this reading Und den Mordstahl seh’ ich blinken; Und das Morderauge gluhn!
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From this reading (And I see the steel of Murder glitter, And the eye of Murder glow.)
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (And I see the steel of Murder glitter, And the eye of Murder glow.)
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From this reading Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.
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From this reading Since her exile from Zanoni, her very intellect had seemed paralysed.
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From this reading Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.
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From this reading (And I see the steel of Murder glitter, And the eye of Murder glow.)
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since her exile from Zanoni, her very intellect had seemed paralysed.
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From this reading Und den Mordstahl seh’ ich blinken; Und das Morderauge gluhn!
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since her exile from Zanoni, her very intellect had seemed paralysed.
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From this reading (And I see the steel of Murder glitter, And the eye of Murder glow.)
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (And I see the steel of Murder glitter, And the eye of Murder glow.)
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.
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From this reading Und den Mordstahl seh’ ich blinken; Und das Morderauge gluhn!
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From this reading Since her exile from Zanoni, her very intellect had seemed paralysed.
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From this reading Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Viola was in the prison that opened not but for those already condemned before adjudged.
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From this reading Since her exile from Zanoni, her very intellect had seemed paralysed.
