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Chapter XXXIV
Still onward gliding, the lagoon a calm. Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods. Noon-tide rolls its flood. Vibrates the air, and trembles. And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still onward gliding, the lagoon a calm.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.”
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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 Still onward gliding, the lagoon a calm.
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From this reading Vibrates the air, and trembles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
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From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
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From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
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From this reading Still onward gliding, the lagoon a calm.
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From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
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From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
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From this reading Noon-tide rolls its flood.
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From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
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From this reading Still onward gliding, the lagoon a calm.
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From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
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From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
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From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Noon-tide rolls its flood.
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From this reading Still onward gliding, the lagoon a calm.
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From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
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From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
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From this reading Noon-tide rolls its flood.
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From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
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From this reading Still onward gliding, the lagoon a calm.
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From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Noon-tide rolls its flood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still onward gliding, the lagoon a calm.
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From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Still onward gliding, the lagoon a calm.
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From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And by illusion optical, thin-draped in azure haze, drift here and there the brilliant lands: swans, peacock-plumaged, sailing through the sky.
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From this reading Vibrates the air, and trembles.
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From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hours pass; and full before us, round and green, a Moslem turban by us floats—Nora-Bamma, Isle of Nods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vibrates the air, and trembles.
