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Chapter X
THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters. He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes. When at last he rose, lifting his head, he caught sight of his own reflection in the mirror. Started back, almost cried out: there was such a deathly pallor covering his face. His mouth felt as parched as Sahara.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Started back, almost cried out: there was such a deathly pallor covering his face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When at last he rose, lifting his head, he caught sight of his own reflection in the mirror.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.”
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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 Started back, almost cried out: there was such a deathly pallor covering his face.
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From this reading Started back, almost cried out: there was such a deathly pallor covering his face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His mouth felt as parched as Sahara.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last he rose, lifting his head, he caught sight of his own reflection in the mirror.
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From this reading Started back, almost cried out: there was such a deathly pallor covering his face.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.
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From this reading When at last he rose, lifting his head, he caught sight of his own reflection in the mirror.
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From this reading THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.
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From this reading Started back, almost cried out: there was such a deathly pallor covering his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Started back, almost cried out: there was such a deathly pallor covering his face.
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From this reading Started back, almost cried out: there was such a deathly pallor covering his face.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
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From this reading THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.
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From this reading Started back, almost cried out: there was such a deathly pallor covering his face.
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From this reading His mouth felt as parched as Sahara.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
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From this reading THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
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From this reading When at last he rose, lifting his head, he caught sight of his own reflection in the mirror.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
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From this reading THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last he rose, lifting his head, he caught sight of his own reflection in the mirror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When at last he rose, lifting his head, he caught sight of his own reflection in the mirror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
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From this reading THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When at last he rose, lifting his head, he caught sight of his own reflection in the mirror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mouth felt as parched as Sahara.
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From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.
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From this reading Started back, almost cried out: there was such a deathly pallor covering his face.
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From this reading When at last he rose, lifting his head, he caught sight of his own reflection in the mirror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Started back, almost cried out: there was such a deathly pallor covering his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mouth felt as parched as Sahara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When at last he rose, lifting his head, he caught sight of his own reflection in the mirror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When at last he rose, lifting his head, he caught sight of his own reflection in the mirror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His mouth felt as parched as Sahara.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When at last he rose, lifting his head, he caught sight of his own reflection in the mirror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Started back, almost cried out: there was such a deathly pallor covering his face.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Started back, almost cried out: there was such a deathly pallor covering his face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.
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From this reading Started back, almost cried out: there was such a deathly pallor covering his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.
at the time that
From this reading When at last he rose, lifting his head, he caught sight of his own reflection in the mirror.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
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From this reading THE LITTLE WINGED GOD The closing of the door behind his landlady was unheard by Masters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not move from the position in which the woman had left him for many, very many minutes.
