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Chapter XXXIV
THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning. It still laid on the hall table unnoticed. There was almost none to pay attention to the many duties of the household. The last servants had begun to pass, scenting disaster even as had others. The magic which had builded this mansion house now lacked strength to hold its tenantry.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last servants had begun to pass, scenting disaster even as had others.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The last servants had begun to pass, scenting disaster even as had others.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “There was almost none to pay attention to the many duties of the household.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It still laid on the hall table unnoticed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The magic which had builded this mansion house now lacked strength to hold its tenantry.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.”
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From this reading There was almost none to pay attention to the many duties of the household.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The last servants had begun to pass, scenting disaster even as had others.
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From this reading There was almost none to pay attention to the many duties of the household.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
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From this reading The last servants had begun to pass, scenting disaster even as had others.
next to; at the side of
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
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From this reading The magic which had builded this mansion house now lacked strength to hold its tenantry.
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From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
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From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
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From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
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From this reading The last servants had begun to pass, scenting disaster even as had others.
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From this reading There was almost none to pay attention to the many duties of the household.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last servants had begun to pass, scenting disaster even as had others.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
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From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
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From this reading It still laid on the hall table unnoticed.
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From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
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From this reading The magic which had builded this mansion house now lacked strength to hold its tenantry.
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From this reading The magic which had builded this mansion house now lacked strength to hold its tenantry.
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From this reading There was almost none to pay attention to the many duties of the household.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It still laid on the hall table unnoticed.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The magic which had builded this mansion house now lacked strength to hold its tenantry.
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From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
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From this reading The magic which had builded this mansion house now lacked strength to hold its tenantry.
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From this reading It still laid on the hall table unnoticed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last servants had begun to pass, scenting disaster even as had others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The magic which had builded this mansion house now lacked strength to hold its tenantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The magic which had builded this mansion house now lacked strength to hold its tenantry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was almost none to pay attention to the many duties of the household.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
not one, and not any
From this reading There was almost none to pay attention to the many duties of the household.
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From this reading The magic which had builded this mansion house now lacked strength to hold its tenantry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It still laid on the hall table unnoticed.
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From this reading The last servants had begun to pass, scenting disaster even as had others.
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From this reading The last servants had begun to pass, scenting disaster even as had others.
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From this reading There was almost none to pay attention to the many duties of the household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
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From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The last servants had begun to pass, scenting disaster even as had others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The last servants had begun to pass, scenting disaster even as had others.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It still laid on the hall table unnoticed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The magic which had builded this mansion house now lacked strength to hold its tenantry.
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From this reading It still laid on the hall table unnoticed.
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From this reading The magic which had builded this mansion house now lacked strength to hold its tenantry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
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From this reading There was almost none to pay attention to the many duties of the household.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The magic which had builded this mansion house now lacked strength to hold its tenantry.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was almost none to pay attention to the many duties of the household.
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From this reading It still laid on the hall table unnoticed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was almost none to pay attention to the many duties of the household.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
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From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
which person or people
From this reading THOSE WHO REAP THE WHIRLWIND I Grace Halsey, dead, her crippled child dead beside her, never knew the contents of the letter which had been received for her that morning.
