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Chapter XVII
THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether. The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head. Her very soul was gladdened by the picture upon which her eyes rested. The man had drawn the coverlet up so that it shielded the wearied little eyes from the light. Her child was asleep!
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man had drawn the coverlet up so that it shielded the wearied little eyes from the light.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Her very soul was gladdened by the picture upon which her eyes rested.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.”
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From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
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From this reading Her child was asleep!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her very soul was gladdened by the picture upon which her eyes rested.
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From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
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From this reading Her child was asleep!
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From this reading The man had drawn the coverlet up so that it shielded the wearied little eyes from the light.
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From this reading The man had drawn the coverlet up so that it shielded the wearied little eyes from the light.
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From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her very soul was gladdened by the picture upon which her eyes rested.
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From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The man had drawn the coverlet up so that it shielded the wearied little eyes from the light.
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From this reading Her very soul was gladdened by the picture upon which her eyes rested.
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From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
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From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The man had drawn the coverlet up so that it shielded the wearied little eyes from the light.
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From this reading The man had drawn the coverlet up so that it shielded the wearied little eyes from the light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man had drawn the coverlet up so that it shielded the wearied little eyes from the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man had drawn the coverlet up so that it shielded the wearied little eyes from the light.
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From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
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From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her very soul was gladdened by the picture upon which her eyes rested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her very soul was gladdened by the picture upon which her eyes rested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man had drawn the coverlet up so that it shielded the wearied little eyes from the light.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
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From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The man had drawn the coverlet up so that it shielded the wearied little eyes from the light.
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From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her very soul was gladdened by the picture upon which her eyes rested.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The man had drawn the coverlet up so that it shielded the wearied little eyes from the light.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
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From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man had drawn the coverlet up so that it shielded the wearied little eyes from the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her very soul was gladdened by the picture upon which her eyes rested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her very soul was gladdened by the picture upon which her eyes rested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PASSING OF THE NIGHT The tone of the story-teller's voice had grown softer and softer; had dropped lower and lower; then stopped altogether.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her very soul was gladdened by the picture upon which her eyes rested.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man had drawn the coverlet up so that it shielded the wearied little eyes from the light.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her very soul was gladdened by the picture upon which her eyes rested.
belonging to which person
From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The silence caused the woman, whose pent-up emotion had been finding vent in silent tears, to uplift her head.
