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Chapter XIV
'No. He moves himself and comes toward us. How dark the night! I can make nothing of the form.' The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met. After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
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later than; following
From this reading “After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can make nothing of the form.'”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I can make nothing of the form.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.”
in the direction of
From this reading “'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.”
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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 After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
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From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
later than; following
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
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From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
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From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can make nothing of the form.'
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From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
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From this reading How dark the night!
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From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
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From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
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From this reading I can make nothing of the form.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
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From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
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From this reading How dark the night!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can make nothing of the form.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I can make nothing of the form.'
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From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
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From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
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From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
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From this reading How dark the night!
not any; not one
From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I can make nothing of the form.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I can make nothing of the form.'
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From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
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From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
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From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How dark the night!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
in the direction of
From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
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From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
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From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
