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Chapter XIII
IN THE DARKNESS Ralph’s first impression was terrible. A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs. His eyes were of no more use to him than the eyes of the blind. His ears heard only silence. The noise of the waterfalls was no longer heard: the fog absorbed them.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN THE DARKNESS Ralph’s first impression was terrible.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “His ears heard only silence.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IN THE DARKNESS Ralph’s first impression was terrible.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.”
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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 starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
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From this reading The noise of the waterfalls was no longer heard: the fog absorbed them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
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From this reading His eyes were of no more use to him than the eyes of the blind.
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From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
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From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
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From this reading IN THE DARKNESS Ralph’s first impression was terrible.
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From this reading His ears heard only silence.
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From this reading His eyes were of no more use to him than the eyes of the blind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE DARKNESS Ralph’s first impression was terrible.
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From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
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From this reading His ears heard only silence.
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From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His eyes were of no more use to him than the eyes of the blind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes were of no more use to him than the eyes of the blind.
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From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
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From this reading IN THE DARKNESS Ralph’s first impression was terrible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DARKNESS Ralph’s first impression was terrible.
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From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
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From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
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From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
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From this reading The noise of the waterfalls was no longer heard: the fog absorbed them.
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From this reading His eyes were of no more use to him than the eyes of the blind.
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From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
not any; not one
From this reading His eyes were of no more use to him than the eyes of the blind.
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From this reading The noise of the waterfalls was no longer heard: the fog absorbed them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
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From this reading His ears heard only silence.
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From this reading IN THE DARKNESS Ralph’s first impression was terrible.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading His ears heard only silence.
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From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
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From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN THE DARKNESS Ralph’s first impression was terrible.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His eyes were of no more use to him than the eyes of the blind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DARKNESS Ralph’s first impression was terrible.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The noise of the waterfalls was no longer heard: the fog absorbed them.
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From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His eyes were of no more use to him than the eyes of the blind.
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From this reading His eyes were of no more use to him than the eyes of the blind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE DARKNESS Ralph’s first impression was terrible.
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From this reading The noise of the waterfalls was no longer heard: the fog absorbed them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A starless night, crushing, implacable, a night of thick fog, weighed stilly and heavily on the invisible lake and the indistinct cliffs.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were of no more use to him than the eyes of the blind.
