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Chapter XXVII
WHO MICHAEL MET ON THE ROAD TO VARENAC Michael Berrington rode to Varenac. Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast. Behind lay Kernak--and love. Before him was Varenac--and duty. He dared not leave his father in the unscrupulous hands of such men as Denningham and Trouet.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before him was Varenac--and duty.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Behind lay Kernak--and love.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “Before him was Varenac--and duty.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He dared not leave his father in the unscrupulous hands of such men as Denningham and Trouet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.”
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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 Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Behind lay Kernak--and love.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before him was Varenac--and duty.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind lay Kernak--and love.
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From this reading WHO MICHAEL MET ON THE ROAD TO VARENAC Michael Berrington rode to Varenac.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
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From this reading He dared not leave his father in the unscrupulous hands of such men as Denningham and Trouet.
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From this reading He dared not leave his father in the unscrupulous hands of such men as Denningham and Trouet.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Before him was Varenac--and duty.
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From this reading He dared not leave his father in the unscrupulous hands of such men as Denningham and Trouet.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He dared not leave his father in the unscrupulous hands of such men as Denningham and Trouet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dared not leave his father in the unscrupulous hands of such men as Denningham and Trouet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before him was Varenac--and duty.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He dared not leave his father in the unscrupulous hands of such men as Denningham and Trouet.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
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From this reading Behind lay Kernak--and love.
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From this reading Behind lay Kernak--and love.
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From this reading He dared not leave his father in the unscrupulous hands of such men as Denningham and Trouet.
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From this reading Behind lay Kernak--and love.
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From this reading He dared not leave his father in the unscrupulous hands of such men as Denningham and Trouet.
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From this reading WHO MICHAEL MET ON THE ROAD TO VARENAC Michael Berrington rode to Varenac.
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From this reading WHO MICHAEL MET ON THE ROAD TO VARENAC Michael Berrington rode to Varenac.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He dared not leave his father in the unscrupulous hands of such men as Denningham and Trouet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHO MICHAEL MET ON THE ROAD TO VARENAC Michael Berrington rode to Varenac.
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From this reading WHO MICHAEL MET ON THE ROAD TO VARENAC Michael Berrington rode to Varenac.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
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From this reading WHO MICHAEL MET ON THE ROAD TO VARENAC Michael Berrington rode to Varenac.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He dared not leave his father in the unscrupulous hands of such men as Denningham and Trouet.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHO MICHAEL MET ON THE ROAD TO VARENAC Michael Berrington rode to Varenac.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHO MICHAEL MET ON THE ROAD TO VARENAC Michael Berrington rode to Varenac.
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From this reading He dared not leave his father in the unscrupulous hands of such men as Denningham and Trouet.
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From this reading He dared not leave his father in the unscrupulous hands of such men as Denningham and Trouet.
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From this reading WHO MICHAEL MET ON THE ROAD TO VARENAC Michael Berrington rode to Varenac.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before him was Varenac--and duty.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
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From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
which person or people
From this reading WHO MICHAEL MET ON THE ROAD TO VARENAC Michael Berrington rode to Varenac.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grey gloom around suited well with his mood, for therein strove counter forces as fiercely as storm-lashed waves against the jagged rocks of a forbidding coast.
