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Chapter II
And then there came to him a hideous doubt. What if Pluto had played him false? What if there followed him not Eurydice, but a mocking shade? As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real. Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “And then there came to him a hideous doubt.”
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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 And then there came to him a hideous doubt.
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From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then there came to him a hideous doubt.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
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From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What if there followed him not Eurydice, but a mocking shade?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And then there came to him a hideous doubt.
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From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
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From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
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From this reading And then there came to him a hideous doubt.
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From this reading What if there followed him not Eurydice, but a mocking shade?
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From this reading What if Pluto had played him false?
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From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
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From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
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From this reading What if there followed him not Eurydice, but a mocking shade?
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From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
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From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What if Pluto had played him false?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
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From this reading And then there came to him a hideous doubt.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then there came to him a hideous doubt.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if Pluto had played him false?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
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From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
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From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
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From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
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From this reading What if there followed him not Eurydice, but a mocking shade?
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From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What if there followed him not Eurydice, but a mocking shade?
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From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
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From this reading What if Pluto had played him false?
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From this reading What if Pluto had played him false?
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From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
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From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
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From this reading What if there followed him not Eurydice, but a mocking shade?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
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From this reading And then there came to him a hideous doubt.
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From this reading And then there came to him a hideous doubt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then there came to him a hideous doubt.
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From this reading As he climbed the steep ascent that led upwards to the light, his fear grew more cruelly real.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if Pluto had played him false?
at the time that
From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Almost he could imagine that her footsteps had stopped, that when he reached the light he would find himself left once more to his cruel loneliness.
What is the central dramatic focus and narrative resolution in 'Act 02: The Culmination of Orpheus and Eurydice — The Triumph & The Moral Legacy'?
How does the author establish suspense and intellectual depth in this passage?
What primary pedagogical insight does this masterwork provide for advanced English scholars?
