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Chapter VII
“All my magnificence had gone from me. I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again. “‘We must get out of this place,’ I said over and over. ‘I have made my choice, and I will have no hand in these troubles. I will have nothing of this war.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I have made my choice, and I will have no hand in these troubles.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘I have made my choice, and I will have no hand in these troubles.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““‘We must get out of this place,’ I said over and over.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I will have nothing of this war.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““‘We must get out of this place,’ I said over and over.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “‘I have made my choice, and I will have no hand in these troubles.”
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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 I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
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From this reading “All my magnificence had gone from me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
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From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I have made my choice, and I will have no hand in these troubles.
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From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
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From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
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From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “All my magnificence had gone from me.
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From this reading “‘We must get out of this place,’ I said over and over.
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From this reading “All my magnificence had gone from me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “All my magnificence had gone from me.
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From this reading ‘I have made my choice, and I will have no hand in these troubles.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘I have made my choice, and I will have no hand in these troubles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘I have made my choice, and I will have no hand in these troubles.
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From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
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From this reading ‘I have made my choice, and I will have no hand in these troubles.
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From this reading “All my magnificence had gone from me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “All my magnificence had gone from me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “‘We must get out of this place,’ I said over and over.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “All my magnificence had gone from me.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘I have made my choice, and I will have no hand in these troubles.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I will have nothing of this war.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “‘We must get out of this place,’ I said over and over.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘We must get out of this place,’ I said over and over.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
above and across; more than
From this reading “‘We must get out of this place,’ I said over and over.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘We must get out of this place,’ I said over and over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘We must get out of this place,’ I said over and over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ‘I have made my choice, and I will have no hand in these troubles.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “‘We must get out of this place,’ I said over and over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I have made my choice, and I will have no hand in these troubles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will have nothing of this war.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I walked up and down our rock cell, and outside was the darkling sea and a light to the southward that flared and passed and came again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “‘We must get out of this place,’ I said over and over.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘I have made my choice, and I will have no hand in these troubles.
