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Chapter XXXIII
BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone. He made his way out of the courtyard and back to the promenade. Some of the lights were already extinguished, and a slight drizzling rain was falling. He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness. The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some of the lights were already extinguished, and a slight drizzling rain was falling.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.”
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading “He made his way out of the courtyard and back to the promenade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.”
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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 BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
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From this reading The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the lights were already extinguished, and a slight drizzling rain was falling.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He made his way out of the courtyard and back to the promenade.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.
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From this reading He made his way out of the courtyard and back to the promenade.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
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From this reading BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.
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From this reading He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.
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From this reading The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.
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From this reading BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading He made his way out of the courtyard and back to the promenade.
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From this reading He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.
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From this reading BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
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From this reading Some of the lights were already extinguished, and a slight drizzling rain was falling.
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From this reading Some of the lights were already extinguished, and a slight drizzling rain was falling.
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From this reading Some of the lights were already extinguished, and a slight drizzling rain was falling.
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From this reading BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
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From this reading The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.
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From this reading The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.
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From this reading He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made his way out of the courtyard and back to the promenade.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made his way out of the courtyard and back to the promenade.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.
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From this reading The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.
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From this reading He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.
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From this reading Some of the lights were already extinguished, and a slight drizzling rain was falling.
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From this reading He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.
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From this reading He made his way out of the courtyard and back to the promenade.
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From this reading BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
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From this reading He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.
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From this reading BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
above and across; more than
From this reading He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.
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From this reading BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made his way out of the courtyard and back to the promenade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the lights were already extinguished, and a slight drizzling rain was falling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the lights were already extinguished, and a slight drizzling rain was falling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the lights were already extinguished, and a slight drizzling rain was falling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He made his way out of the courtyard and back to the promenade.
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From this reading The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
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From this reading He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.
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From this reading He walked at once to the further wall, and stood leaning over, looking into the chaos of darkness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
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From this reading BLANCHE FINDS A WAY OUT Mannering was conscious of an overpowering desire to be alone.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the lights were already extinguished, and a slight drizzling rain was falling.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The key, round which his fingers were still tightly clenched, seemed almost to burn his flesh.
