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Chapter I
Part II. A lamentable tale of things Done long ago, and ill done. The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came. There remained only on the barrack-square the blood of man calling from the ground. The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There remained only on the barrack-square the blood of man calling from the ground.”
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading “The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A lamentable tale of things Done long ago, and ill done.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A lamentable tale of things Done long ago, and ill done.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Part II.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There remained only on the barrack-square the blood of man calling from the ground.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.”
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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 A lamentable tale of things Done long ago, and ill done.
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From this reading A lamentable tale of things Done long ago, and ill done.
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From this reading The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A lamentable tale of things Done long ago, and ill done.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
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From this reading There remained only on the barrack-square the blood of man calling from the ground.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There remained only on the barrack-square the blood of man calling from the ground.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
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From this reading There remained only on the barrack-square the blood of man calling from the ground.
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From this reading The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.
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From this reading The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.
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From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lamentable tale of things Done long ago, and ill done.
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From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
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From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
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From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
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From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
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From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.
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From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
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From this reading There remained only on the barrack-square the blood of man calling from the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
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From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.
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From this reading The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.
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From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
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From this reading Part II.
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From this reading A lamentable tale of things Done long ago, and ill done.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lamentable tale of things Done long ago, and ill done.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A lamentable tale of things Done long ago, and ill done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There remained only on the barrack-square the blood of man calling from the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A lamentable tale of things Done long ago, and ill done.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There remained only on the barrack-square the blood of man calling from the ground.
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From this reading There remained only on the barrack-square the blood of man calling from the ground.
above and across; more than
From this reading The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Part II.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There remained only on the barrack-square the blood of man calling from the ground.
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From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lamentable tale of things Done long ago, and ill done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There remained only on the barrack-square the blood of man calling from the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A lamentable tale of things Done long ago, and ill done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The horror, the confusion, and the separation of the murderer from his comrades were all over before I came.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hot sun had dried it to a dusky gold-beater-skin film, cracked lozenge-wise by the heat, and as the wind rose each lozenge, rising a little, curled up at the edges as if it were a dumb tongue.
