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Chapter CCCXXXVIII
THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore. They were in the open air! The miasmas, darkness, horror lay behind him. The pure, healthful, living, joyous air that was easy to breathe inundated him. Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The miasmas, darkness, horror lay behind him.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.”
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading “The pure, healthful, living, joyous air that was easy to breathe inundated him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “They were in the open air!”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.”
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From this reading They were in the open air!
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
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From this reading Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The miasmas, darkness, horror lay behind him.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.
to speak or reveal information, especially secretly
From this reading The pure, healthful, living, joyous air that was easy to breathe inundated him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
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From this reading Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
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From this reading The miasmas, darkness, horror lay behind him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.
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From this reading THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.
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From this reading The pure, healthful, living, joyous air that was easy to breathe inundated him.
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From this reading THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.
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From this reading Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.
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From this reading The pure, healthful, living, joyous air that was easy to breathe inundated him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The miasmas, darkness, horror lay behind him.
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From this reading The miasmas, darkness, horror lay behind him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were in the open air!
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From this reading The pure, healthful, living, joyous air that was easy to breathe inundated him.
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From this reading The pure, healthful, living, joyous air that was easy to breathe inundated him.
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From this reading The miasmas, darkness, horror lay behind him.
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From this reading The pure, healthful, living, joyous air that was easy to breathe inundated him.
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From this reading THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.
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From this reading The miasmas, darkness, horror lay behind him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They were in the open air!
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From this reading The pure, healthful, living, joyous air that was easy to breathe inundated him.
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From this reading Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
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From this reading Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
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From this reading THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
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From this reading Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
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From this reading THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.
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From this reading Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The pure, healthful, living, joyous air that was easy to breathe inundated him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were in the open air!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.
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From this reading Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE EFFECT OF BEING DEAD He allowed Marius to slide down upon the shore.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The pure, healthful, living, joyous air that was easy to breathe inundated him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were in the open air!
at the time that
From this reading Everywhere around him reigned silence, but that charming silence when the sun has set in an unclouded azure sky.
