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Chapter VII
* * * * * SILENCE.--A FABLE. The mountain pinnacles slumber; valleys, crags, and caves _are silent_. "LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head. "The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire. And there is no quiet there, nor silence.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “* * * * * SILENCE.--A FABLE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.”
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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 * * * * * SILENCE.--A FABLE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mountain pinnacles slumber; valleys, crags, and caves _are silent_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The mountain pinnacles slumber; valleys, crags, and caves _are silent_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.
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From this reading "The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire.
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From this reading The mountain pinnacles slumber; valleys, crags, and caves _are silent_.
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From this reading The mountain pinnacles slumber; valleys, crags, and caves _are silent_.
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From this reading "LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * SILENCE.--A FABLE.
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From this reading "LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.
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From this reading "LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire.
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From this reading "The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire.
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From this reading "LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.
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From this reading The mountain pinnacles slumber; valleys, crags, and caves _are silent_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.
not any; not one
From this reading And there is no quiet there, nor silence.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading And there is no quiet there, nor silence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mountain pinnacles slumber; valleys, crags, and caves _are silent_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there is no quiet there, nor silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading * * * * * SILENCE.--A FABLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mountain pinnacles slumber; valleys, crags, and caves _are silent_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mountain pinnacles slumber; valleys, crags, and caves _are silent_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mountain pinnacles slumber; valleys, crags, and caves _are silent_.
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From this reading And there is no quiet there, nor silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "LISTEN to _me_," said the Demon, as he placed his hand upon my head.
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From this reading The mountain pinnacles slumber; valleys, crags, and caves _are silent_.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire.
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From this reading "The region of which I speak is a dreary region in Libya, by the borders of the river Zäire.
