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Chapter VI
A NIGHT WALK. The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon. The sky was cloudy, and scarcely a star was visible. The wind blew cold in his face when he got beyond the shelter of the walls. He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
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later than; following
From this reading “The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “The wind blew cold in his face when he got beyond the shelter of the walls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind blew cold in his face when he got beyond the shelter of the walls.”
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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 A NIGHT WALK.
later than; following
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
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From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The wind blew cold in his face when he got beyond the shelter of the walls.
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From this reading The wind blew cold in his face when he got beyond the shelter of the walls.
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From this reading The sky was cloudy, and scarcely a star was visible.
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From this reading The wind blew cold in his face when he got beyond the shelter of the walls.
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From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
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From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
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From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
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From this reading The wind blew cold in his face when he got beyond the shelter of the walls.
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From this reading The wind blew cold in his face when he got beyond the shelter of the walls.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
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From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
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From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wind blew cold in his face when he got beyond the shelter of the walls.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The wind blew cold in his face when he got beyond the shelter of the walls.
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From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind blew cold in his face when he got beyond the shelter of the walls.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
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From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
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From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
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From this reading A NIGHT WALK.
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From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
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From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
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From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
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From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
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From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
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From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
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From this reading The sky was cloudy, and scarcely a star was visible.
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From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind blew cold in his face when he got beyond the shelter of the walls.
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From this reading The sky was cloudy, and scarcely a star was visible.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
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From this reading The sky was cloudy, and scarcely a star was visible.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
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From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
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From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was cloudy, and scarcely a star was visible.
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From this reading A NIGHT WALK.
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From this reading The wind blew cold in his face when he got beyond the shelter of the walls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
at the time that
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moon had set when Harry Joscelyn left the White House; and the night was very dark, as it is so often after the setting of the moon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind blew cold in his face when he got beyond the shelter of the walls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked up at the house as he passed it with a sensation of rage and contempt which it is only possible to reach when the object we thus hate and despise is one that ought to be beloved.
