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Chapter XXI
So Lady Vane’s misgivings had not been without cause. The worst that she had surmised as possible had happened. Buried alive! Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune? First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “So Lady Vane’s misgivings had not been without cause.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “So Lady Vane’s misgivings had not been without cause.”
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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 First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
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From this reading Buried alive!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The worst that she had surmised as possible had happened.
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So Lady Vane’s misgivings had not been without cause.
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
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From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
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From this reading Buried alive!
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From this reading So Lady Vane’s misgivings had not been without cause.
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
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From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
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From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So Lady Vane’s misgivings had not been without cause.
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From this reading The worst that she had surmised as possible had happened.
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
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From this reading So Lady Vane’s misgivings had not been without cause.
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
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From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
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From this reading So Lady Vane’s misgivings had not been without cause.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So Lady Vane’s misgivings had not been without cause.
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
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From this reading The worst that she had surmised as possible had happened.
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The worst that she had surmised as possible had happened.
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Lady Vane’s misgivings had not been without cause.
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From this reading The worst that she had surmised as possible had happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The worst that she had surmised as possible had happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The worst that she had surmised as possible had happened.
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
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From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First, Miriam Vane, her child, and James Outram, next, old Sir Harry Vane, then the Trauco queen, and now a large band of human beings, had come under its merciless sway.
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From this reading So Lady Vane’s misgivings had not been without cause.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Was this the end of this terrible mine, to enter which seemed for ever to bring death and misfortune?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So Lady Vane’s misgivings had not been without cause.
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From this reading The worst that she had surmised as possible had happened.
