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DISCOVERY OF THE THIEF. The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described. A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness. And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable. All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.”
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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 A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
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From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
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From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
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From this reading The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described.
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From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
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From this reading The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described.
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From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE THIEF.
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From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
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From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
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From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
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From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described.
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From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
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From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
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From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE THIEF.
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From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The state of mind of the Seven cannot be described.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE THIEF.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
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From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE THIEF.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
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From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now it seemed that they had climbed but that their fall might be all the more unbearable.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A moment before they had been upon a pinnacle of success and happiness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All their ambitions and plans, all the fun they meant to have--it was too terrible to be true!
