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Chapter XVI
‘Jesus! Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’ But Jesus remained deaf to his cry. For a moment Abbé Mouret raised his arms to heaven in desperate entreaty. His shoulders cracked and strained beneath the wild violence of his supplications.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “His shoulders cracked and strained beneath the wild violence of his supplications.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But Jesus remained deaf to his cry.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’”
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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 For a moment Abbé Mouret raised his arms to heaven in desperate entreaty.
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From this reading For a moment Abbé Mouret raised his arms to heaven in desperate entreaty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His shoulders cracked and strained beneath the wild violence of his supplications.
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From this reading For a moment Abbé Mouret raised his arms to heaven in desperate entreaty.
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From this reading Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading His shoulders cracked and strained beneath the wild violence of his supplications.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Jesus remained deaf to his cry.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’
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From this reading His shoulders cracked and strained beneath the wild violence of his supplications.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’
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From this reading But Jesus remained deaf to his cry.
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From this reading But Jesus remained deaf to his cry.
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From this reading For a moment Abbé Mouret raised his arms to heaven in desperate entreaty.
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From this reading For a moment Abbé Mouret raised his arms to heaven in desperate entreaty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment Abbé Mouret raised his arms to heaven in desperate entreaty.
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From this reading For a moment Abbé Mouret raised his arms to heaven in desperate entreaty.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Jesus remained deaf to his cry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a moment Abbé Mouret raised his arms to heaven in desperate entreaty.
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From this reading ‘Jesus!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’
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From this reading For a moment Abbé Mouret raised his arms to heaven in desperate entreaty.
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From this reading Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’
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From this reading For a moment Abbé Mouret raised his arms to heaven in desperate entreaty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His shoulders cracked and strained beneath the wild violence of his supplications.
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From this reading Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a moment Abbé Mouret raised his arms to heaven in desperate entreaty.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Jesus remained deaf to his cry.
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From this reading Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His shoulders cracked and strained beneath the wild violence of his supplications.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His shoulders cracked and strained beneath the wild violence of his supplications.
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From this reading His shoulders cracked and strained beneath the wild violence of his supplications.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jesus!’ cried the priest, once more, ‘return, come back to me; speak to me once again!’
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From this reading His shoulders cracked and strained beneath the wild violence of his supplications.
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From this reading His shoulders cracked and strained beneath the wild violence of his supplications.
