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Chapter XI
From that moment Hugh walked on the edge of a volcano. To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand. In a week’s time would begin the February sittings of the Central Criminal Court. Good fortune had given him more than his usual share of briefs. One, a blackmailing case, made intricate by medical complications.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Good fortune had given him more than his usual share of briefs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good fortune had given him more than his usual share of briefs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One, a blackmailing case, made intricate by medical complications.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a week’s time would begin the February sittings of the Central Criminal Court.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In a week’s time would begin the February sittings of the Central Criminal Court.”
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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 From that moment Hugh walked on the edge of a volcano.
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From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
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From this reading In a week’s time would begin the February sittings of the Central Criminal Court.
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From this reading One, a blackmailing case, made intricate by medical complications.
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading One, a blackmailing case, made intricate by medical complications.
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From this reading One, a blackmailing case, made intricate by medical complications.
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From this reading In a week’s time would begin the February sittings of the Central Criminal Court.
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From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
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From this reading One, a blackmailing case, made intricate by medical complications.
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From this reading In a week’s time would begin the February sittings of the Central Criminal Court.
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From this reading In a week’s time would begin the February sittings of the Central Criminal Court.
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From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
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From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
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From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
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From this reading From that moment Hugh walked on the edge of a volcano.
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From this reading In a week’s time would begin the February sittings of the Central Criminal Court.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Good fortune had given him more than his usual share of briefs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that moment Hugh walked on the edge of a volcano.
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From this reading Good fortune had given him more than his usual share of briefs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good fortune had given him more than his usual share of briefs.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
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From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Good fortune had given him more than his usual share of briefs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
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From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
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From this reading From that moment Hugh walked on the edge of a volcano.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a week’s time would begin the February sittings of the Central Criminal Court.
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From this reading One, a blackmailing case, made intricate by medical complications.
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From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
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From this reading One, a blackmailing case, made intricate by medical complications.
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From this reading One, a blackmailing case, made intricate by medical complications.
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From this reading From that moment Hugh walked on the edge of a volcano.
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From this reading Good fortune had given him more than his usual share of briefs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From that moment Hugh walked on the edge of a volcano.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From that moment Hugh walked on the edge of a volcano.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One, a blackmailing case, made intricate by medical complications.
above and across; more than
From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
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From this reading Good fortune had given him more than his usual share of briefs.
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From this reading In a week’s time would begin the February sittings of the Central Criminal Court.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Good fortune had given him more than his usual share of briefs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that moment Hugh walked on the edge of a volcano.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From that moment Hugh walked on the edge of a volcano.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
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From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a week’s time would begin the February sittings of the Central Criminal Court.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
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From this reading Good fortune had given him more than his usual share of briefs.
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From this reading From that moment Hugh walked on the edge of a volcano.
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From this reading From that moment Hugh walked on the edge of a volcano.
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From this reading In a week’s time would begin the February sittings of the Central Criminal Court.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
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From this reading To keep his thoughts from dizzy hoverings over the abyss, he chained them down, with desperate will, to the work he had on hand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In a week’s time would begin the February sittings of the Central Criminal Court.
