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Chapter XXI
TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY. "Speak--speak to me! Oh, look up and tell me you are not dead!" Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away. So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, look up and tell me you are not dead!"”
not friendly or close
From this reading “So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, look up and tell me you are not dead!"”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Speak--speak to me!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, look up and tell me you are not dead!"”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, look up and tell me you are not dead!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.
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From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
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From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
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From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
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From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, look up and tell me you are not dead!"
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From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
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From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
not friendly or close
From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
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From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
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From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
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From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
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From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
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From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.
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From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.
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From this reading TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, look up and tell me you are not dead!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Speak--speak to me!
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From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Oh, look up and tell me you are not dead!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
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From this reading Oh, look up and tell me you are not dead!"
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From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
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From this reading TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.
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From this reading TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.
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From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
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From this reading "Speak--speak to me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, look up and tell me you are not dead!"
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From this reading TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TELLS HOW AT LAST I FOUND MY REVENGE AND THE GREAT RUBY.
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From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Speak--speak to me!
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From this reading Oh, look up and tell me you are not dead!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
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From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
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From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
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From this reading Down through the misty defiles and dark gates of the Valley of the Shadow of Death came these words faintly as though spoken far away.
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From this reading So distant did they seem that my eyes opened with vague expectation of another world; opened and then wearily closed again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, look up and tell me you are not dead!"
