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Chapter II
"He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily. Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark. The eyelid closed and opened again abruptly; it was like a woman's sign of assent. It was an intelligent movement. If a voice had cried "Yes!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.”
extremely evil or frightening
From this reading “Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.”
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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 The eyelid closed and opened again abruptly; it was like a woman's sign of assent.
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From this reading The eyelid closed and opened again abruptly; it was like a woman's sign of assent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an intelligent movement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.
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From this reading The eyelid closed and opened again abruptly; it was like a woman's sign of assent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
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From this reading The eyelid closed and opened again abruptly; it was like a woman's sign of assent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.
extremely evil or frightening
From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
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From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
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From this reading The eyelid closed and opened again abruptly; it was like a woman's sign of assent.
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From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
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From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
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From this reading "He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If a voice had cried "Yes!"
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From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
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From this reading It was an intelligent movement.
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From this reading "He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The eyelid closed and opened again abruptly; it was like a woman's sign of assent.
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From this reading The eyelid closed and opened again abruptly; it was like a woman's sign of assent.
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From this reading "He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.
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From this reading "He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.
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From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.
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From this reading It was an intelligent movement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The eyelid closed and opened again abruptly; it was like a woman's sign of assent.
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From this reading The eyelid closed and opened again abruptly; it was like a woman's sign of assent.
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From this reading The eyelid closed and opened again abruptly; it was like a woman's sign of assent.
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From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
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From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The eyelid closed and opened again abruptly; it was like a woman's sign of assent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some diabolical influence had drawn him to his father, and again he gazed at that luminous spark.
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From this reading "He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.
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From this reading If a voice had cried "Yes!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The eyelid closed and opened again abruptly; it was like a woman's sign of assent.
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From this reading The eyelid closed and opened again abruptly; it was like a woman's sign of assent.
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From this reading "He might very likely have lived another hundred years!" he cried involuntarily.
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From this reading If a voice had cried "Yes!"
