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Chapter VIII
Balata 'kai! Even the word was like heady wine. Balata 'kai! Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak. Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even the word was like heady wine.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.”
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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 Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
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From this reading Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.
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From this reading Balata 'kai!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.
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From this reading Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.
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From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
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From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
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From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
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From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
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From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the word was like heady wine.
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From this reading Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
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From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
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From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.
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From this reading Even the word was like heady wine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
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From this reading Balata 'kai!
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From this reading Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.
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From this reading Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.
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From this reading Even the word was like heady wine.
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From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
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From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.
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From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
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From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even the word was like heady wine.
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From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
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From this reading Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even the word was like heady wine.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where now the ruins were ghostly in the early dawnlight, standing like grim sentinels against the still dark sky, silhouetted there on the limestone crag above the floor of the desert.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.
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From this reading Even the word was like heady wine.
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From this reading Even the word was like heady wine.
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From this reading Where, five thousand years ago, civilization--and a lie--had been born on Kedak.
