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Chapter X
Somebody was coming towards me along the silent galleries. It was he; I knew it. He was coming nearer and nearer. In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar. Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Somebody was coming towards me along the silent galleries.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody was coming towards me along the silent galleries.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Somebody was coming towards me along the silent galleries.”
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From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
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From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Somebody was coming towards me along the silent galleries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was coming nearer and nearer.
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From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
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From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
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From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
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From this reading Somebody was coming towards me along the silent galleries.
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From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
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From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
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From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
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From this reading Somebody was coming towards me along the silent galleries.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was he; I knew it.
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From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
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From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
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From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was he; I knew it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was he; I knew it.
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From this reading It was he; I knew it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somebody was coming towards me along the silent galleries.
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From this reading He was coming nearer and nearer.
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From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
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From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
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From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
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From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
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From this reading Somebody was coming towards me along the silent galleries.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody was coming towards me along the silent galleries.
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From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
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From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Somebody was coming towards me along the silent galleries.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
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From this reading In the profound, tomb-like stillness of the great house, I had heard the sound of his footsteps on the tessellated pavement from afar.
in the direction of
From this reading Somebody was coming towards me along the silent galleries.
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From this reading Now he had turned the corner, and the calm, strolling pace of his approach was enough to strike awe into an adversary’s heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Somebody was coming towards me along the silent galleries.
