In the Golden Age “In another moment we were standing face to face, I and this fragile thing out of futurity.
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Chapter IV
“But with this recovery of a prompt retreat my courage recovered. I looked more curiously and less fearfully at this world of the remote future. In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes. They had seen me, and their faces were directed towards me. “Then I heard voices approaching me.
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return to an original state
From this reading ““But with this recovery of a prompt retreat my courage recovered.”
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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 “But with this recovery of a prompt retreat my courage recovered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I looked more curiously and less fearfully at this world of the remote future.
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From this reading “Then I heard voices approaching me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked more curiously and less fearfully at this world of the remote future.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But with this recovery of a prompt retreat my courage recovered.
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From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
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From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
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From this reading “But with this recovery of a prompt retreat my courage recovered.
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From this reading I looked more curiously and less fearfully at this world of the remote future.
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From this reading They had seen me, and their faces were directed towards me.
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From this reading They had seen me, and their faces were directed towards me.
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From this reading I looked more curiously and less fearfully at this world of the remote future.
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From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
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From this reading I looked more curiously and less fearfully at this world of the remote future.
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From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had seen me, and their faces were directed towards me.
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From this reading “Then I heard voices approaching me.
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From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
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From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked more curiously and less fearfully at this world of the remote future.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
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From this reading I looked more curiously and less fearfully at this world of the remote future.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked more curiously and less fearfully at this world of the remote future.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had seen me, and their faces were directed towards me.
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From this reading I looked more curiously and less fearfully at this world of the remote future.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But with this recovery of a prompt retreat my courage recovered.
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From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But with this recovery of a prompt retreat my courage recovered.
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From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
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From this reading “But with this recovery of a prompt retreat my courage recovered.
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From this reading “But with this recovery of a prompt retreat my courage recovered.
return to an original state
From this reading “But with this recovery of a prompt retreat my courage recovered.
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From this reading I looked more curiously and less fearfully at this world of the remote future.
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From this reading “But with this recovery of a prompt retreat my courage recovered.
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From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
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From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
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From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
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From this reading They had seen me, and their faces were directed towards me.
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From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I looked more curiously and less fearfully at this world of the remote future.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had seen me, and their faces were directed towards me.
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From this reading “Then I heard voices approaching me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had seen me, and their faces were directed towards me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But with this recovery of a prompt retreat my courage recovered.
in the direction of
From this reading They had seen me, and their faces were directed towards me.
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From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
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From this reading “Then I heard voices approaching me.
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From this reading In a circular opening, high up in the wall of the nearer house, I saw a group of figures clad in rich soft robes.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had seen me, and their faces were directed towards me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But with this recovery of a prompt retreat my courage recovered.
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From this reading I looked more curiously and less fearfully at this world of the remote future.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 04?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "V....", what tone does the author establish?
