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Chapter VII
HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night. So far as absence of noise was concerned it was almost possible to sleep. The gloom of the day's happenings hung heavy on them all. Perhaps the future also cast its shadow. Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps the future also cast its shadow.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Perhaps the future also cast its shadow.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.”
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From this reading The gloom of the day's happenings hung heavy on them all.
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From this reading So far as absence of noise was concerned it was almost possible to sleep.
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From this reading Perhaps the future also cast its shadow.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
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From this reading Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far as absence of noise was concerned it was almost possible to sleep.
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From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
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From this reading Perhaps the future also cast its shadow.
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From this reading Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
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From this reading So far as absence of noise was concerned it was almost possible to sleep.
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From this reading The gloom of the day's happenings hung heavy on them all.
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From this reading So far as absence of noise was concerned it was almost possible to sleep.
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From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
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From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
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From this reading Perhaps the future also cast its shadow.
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From this reading The gloom of the day's happenings hung heavy on them all.
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From this reading Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
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From this reading The gloom of the day's happenings hung heavy on them all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
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From this reading The gloom of the day's happenings hung heavy on them all.
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From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
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From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
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From this reading The gloom of the day's happenings hung heavy on them all.
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From this reading Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So far as absence of noise was concerned it was almost possible to sleep.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps the future also cast its shadow.
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From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
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From this reading Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
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From this reading Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
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From this reading Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
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From this reading Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
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From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
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From this reading So far as absence of noise was concerned it was almost possible to sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gloom of the day's happenings hung heavy on them all.
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From this reading Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps the future also cast its shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So far as absence of noise was concerned it was almost possible to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Perhaps the future also cast its shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So far as absence of noise was concerned it was almost possible to sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far as absence of noise was concerned it was almost possible to sleep.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The gloom of the day's happenings hung heavy on them all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So far as absence of noise was concerned it was almost possible to sleep.
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From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So far as absence of noise was concerned it was almost possible to sleep.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HOW THE SEEDS BORE FRUIT AND FLOWER The sleeping kameras of the half-way house were quieter than usual that night.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Ignatz, the chain-bearer, lay on the ground near Pavlof and Palma, and whenever he moved he rattled like an armoury.
