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Chapter XI
I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment. Pallant sawed on--'out of certain events which occurred at the village of Huckley.' The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind.... Pallant repeated, 'Huckley. The village--' 'That voted the _Earth_ was flat.'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.”
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pallant repeated, 'Huckley.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....”
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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 The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pallant sawed on--'out of certain events which occurred at the village of Huckley.'
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From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
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From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
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From this reading Pallant sawed on--'out of certain events which occurred at the village of Huckley.'
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From this reading I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.
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From this reading I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.
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From this reading The village--' 'That voted the _Earth_ was flat.'
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From this reading Pallant sawed on--'out of certain events which occurred at the village of Huckley.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The village--' 'That voted the _Earth_ was flat.'
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From this reading I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.
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From this reading I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pallant sawed on--'out of certain events which occurred at the village of Huckley.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
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From this reading Pallant sawed on--'out of certain events which occurred at the village of Huckley.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pallant sawed on--'out of certain events which occurred at the village of Huckley.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pallant sawed on--'out of certain events which occurred at the village of Huckley.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pallant sawed on--'out of certain events which occurred at the village of Huckley.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pallant repeated, 'Huckley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pallant sawed on--'out of certain events which occurred at the village of Huckley.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pallant sawed on--'out of certain events which occurred at the village of Huckley.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The village--' 'That voted the _Earth_ was flat.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The village--' 'That voted the _Earth_ was flat.'
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From this reading I heard one desperate, weary 'damn!' float up from the pit of that torment.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pallant sawed on--'out of certain events which occurred at the village of Huckley.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading The House came to attention with a parting of the lips like a hiccough, and it flashed through my mind....
