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Chapter V
Hark! there goes the cock! How shall I describe the crow of the Shanghai at noontide? His sunrise crow was a whisper to it. It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man. I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.”
causing or relating to death
From this reading “It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “How shall I describe the crow of the Shanghai at noontide?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.”
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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 His sunrise crow was a whisper to it.
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From this reading It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading How shall I describe the crow of the Shanghai at noontide?
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading Hark! there goes the cock!
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading How shall I describe the crow of the Shanghai at noontide?
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From this reading How shall I describe the crow of the Shanghai at noontide?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man.
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading Hark! there goes the cock!
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading Hark! there goes the cock!
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His sunrise crow was a whisper to it.
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From this reading How shall I describe the crow of the Shanghai at noontide?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How shall I describe the crow of the Shanghai at noontide?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His sunrise crow was a whisper to it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
causing or relating to death
From this reading It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man.
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From this reading It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man.
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From this reading How shall I describe the crow of the Shanghai at noontide?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How shall I describe the crow of the Shanghai at noontide?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading How shall I describe the crow of the Shanghai at noontide?
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From this reading How shall I describe the crow of the Shanghai at noontide?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man.
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From this reading His sunrise crow was a whisper to it.
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the loudest, longest, and most strangely musical crow that ever amazed mortal man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hark! there goes the cock!
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From this reading Hark! there goes the cock!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His sunrise crow was a whisper to it.
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
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From this reading I had heard plenty of cock-crows before, and many fine ones; but this one! so smooth and flute-like in its very clamour; so self-possessed in its very rapture of exultation; so vast, mounting, swelling, soaring, as if spurted out from a golden throat, thrown far back.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His sunrise crow was a whisper to it.
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From this reading His sunrise crow was a whisper to it.
