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Chapter XXII
The forest was very still. The water lapped incessantly against the side. About the lantern overhead there eddied a noiseless whirl of phantom moths. Gerilleau stirred in the darkness and sighed. "What can one _do?_" he murmured, and turned over and was still again.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About the lantern overhead there eddied a noiseless whirl of phantom moths.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What can one _do?_" he murmured, and turned over and was still again.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The water lapped incessantly against the side.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"What can one _do?_" he murmured, and turned over and was still again.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"What can one _do?_" he murmured, and turned over and was still again.”
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading “About the lantern overhead there eddied a noiseless whirl of phantom moths.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The forest was very still.”
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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 About the lantern overhead there eddied a noiseless whirl of phantom moths.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the lantern overhead there eddied a noiseless whirl of phantom moths.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What can one _do?_" he murmured, and turned over and was still again.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The water lapped incessantly against the side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gerilleau stirred in the darkness and sighed.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can one _do?_" he murmured, and turned over and was still again.
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From this reading Gerilleau stirred in the darkness and sighed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What can one _do?_" he murmured, and turned over and was still again.
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From this reading About the lantern overhead there eddied a noiseless whirl of phantom moths.
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From this reading The forest was very still.
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From this reading Gerilleau stirred in the darkness and sighed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What can one _do?_" he murmured, and turned over and was still again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gerilleau stirred in the darkness and sighed.
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From this reading The water lapped incessantly against the side.
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From this reading About the lantern overhead there eddied a noiseless whirl of phantom moths.
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From this reading The water lapped incessantly against the side.
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From this reading About the lantern overhead there eddied a noiseless whirl of phantom moths.
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From this reading "What can one _do?_" he murmured, and turned over and was still again.
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From this reading About the lantern overhead there eddied a noiseless whirl of phantom moths.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About the lantern overhead there eddied a noiseless whirl of phantom moths.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "What can one _do?_" he murmured, and turned over and was still again.
above and across; more than
From this reading "What can one _do?_" he murmured, and turned over and was still again.
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From this reading About the lantern overhead there eddied a noiseless whirl of phantom moths.
A ghost or apparition; a figment of the imagination or a hidden dweller.
From this reading About the lantern overhead there eddied a noiseless whirl of phantom moths.
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From this reading The water lapped incessantly against the side.
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From this reading Gerilleau stirred in the darkness and sighed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The forest was very still.
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From this reading Gerilleau stirred in the darkness and sighed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The forest was very still.
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From this reading About the lantern overhead there eddied a noiseless whirl of phantom moths.
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From this reading "What can one _do?_" he murmured, and turned over and was still again.
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From this reading The forest was very still.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The forest was very still.
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From this reading The water lapped incessantly against the side.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can one _do?_" he murmured, and turned over and was still again.
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From this reading About the lantern overhead there eddied a noiseless whirl of phantom moths.
