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Chapter XIV
The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered. She could be seen passing it round him, and making it secure. The cry came up into a deathly silence: "Raise! Softly!" They could see her diminished figure shrink, as he was swung into the air.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She could be seen passing it round him, and making it secure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The cry came up into a deathly silence: "Raise!”
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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 The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
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From this reading They could see her diminished figure shrink, as he was swung into the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She could be seen passing it round him, and making it secure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They could see her diminished figure shrink, as he was swung into the air.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She could be seen passing it round him, and making it secure.
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From this reading The cry came up into a deathly silence: "Raise!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could be seen passing it round him, and making it secure.
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From this reading The cry came up into a deathly silence: "Raise!
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From this reading The cry came up into a deathly silence: "Raise!
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From this reading They could see her diminished figure shrink, as he was swung into the air.
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From this reading They could see her diminished figure shrink, as he was swung into the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could see her diminished figure shrink, as he was swung into the air.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They could see her diminished figure shrink, as he was swung into the air.
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From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She could be seen passing it round him, and making it secure.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The cry came up into a deathly silence: "Raise!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She could be seen passing it round him, and making it secure.
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From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
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From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
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From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
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From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
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From this reading She could be seen passing it round him, and making it secure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
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From this reading She could be seen passing it round him, and making it secure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cry came up into a deathly silence: "Raise!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could be seen passing it round him, and making it secure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could be seen passing it round him, and making it secure.
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From this reading They could see her diminished figure shrink, as he was swung into the air.
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From this reading She could be seen passing it round him, and making it secure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could be seen passing it round him, and making it secure.
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From this reading They could see her diminished figure shrink, as he was swung into the air.
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From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The cry came up into a deathly silence: "Raise!
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From this reading Softly!"
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From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
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From this reading They could see her diminished figure shrink, as he was swung into the air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could see her diminished figure shrink, as he was swung into the air.
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From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cry came up into a deathly silence: "Raise!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fire was kindled high, a great glare of torches lighted the sides of the precipice, lamps were lowered, a strong rope was lowered.
