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Chapter XX
HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives. Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows. Since Paul last saw his friend, two-thirds as many. And the only news they had had of him in all that time had been reports of his death. Yet, to both of them, these thirty days seemed freighted with all possibilities.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And the only news they had had of him in all that time had been reports of his death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet, to both of them, these thirty days seemed freighted with all possibilities.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Yet, to both of them, these thirty days seemed freighted with all possibilities.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet, to both of them, these thirty days seemed freighted with all possibilities.”
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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 Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
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From this reading And the only news they had had of him in all that time had been reports of his death.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Since Paul last saw his friend, two-thirds as many.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And the only news they had had of him in all that time had been reports of his death.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Yet, to both of them, these thirty days seemed freighted with all possibilities.
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From this reading HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.
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From this reading HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.
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From this reading HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.
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From this reading And the only news they had had of him in all that time had been reports of his death.
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From this reading HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.
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From this reading Yet, to both of them, these thirty days seemed freighted with all possibilities.
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From this reading Since Paul last saw his friend, two-thirds as many.
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From this reading Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the only news they had had of him in all that time had been reports of his death.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since Paul last saw his friend, two-thirds as many.
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From this reading Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
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From this reading HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.
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From this reading Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the only news they had had of him in all that time had been reports of his death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
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From this reading Since Paul last saw his friend, two-thirds as many.
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From this reading And the only news they had had of him in all that time had been reports of his death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.
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From this reading And the only news they had had of him in all that time had been reports of his death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
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From this reading Since Paul last saw his friend, two-thirds as many.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet, to both of them, these thirty days seemed freighted with all possibilities.
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From this reading And the only news they had had of him in all that time had been reports of his death.
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From this reading Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, to both of them, these thirty days seemed freighted with all possibilities.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
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From this reading Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the only news they had had of him in all that time had been reports of his death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Yet, to both of them, these thirty days seemed freighted with all possibilities.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Yet, to both of them, these thirty days seemed freighted with all possibilities.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And the only news they had had of him in all that time had been reports of his death.
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From this reading HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW THE TIME CAME TO AN END Thirty little days to the crowning of their lives.
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From this reading Since Paul last saw his friend, two-thirds as many.
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From this reading Since Hope last saw her husband a thousand long days had passed, wearily and full of sorrows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet, to both of them, these thirty days seemed freighted with all possibilities.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, to both of them, these thirty days seemed freighted with all possibilities.
