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Chapter XV
THE STAFF OF LIFE. Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels. In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle. Not one of the five faces changed a muscle at their entrance. The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.”
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STAFF OF LIFE.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Not one of the five faces changed a muscle at their entrance.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels.”
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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 In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
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From this reading Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
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From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
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From this reading Not one of the five faces changed a muscle at their entrance.
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From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
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From this reading Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels.
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From this reading Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels.
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From this reading Not one of the five faces changed a muscle at their entrance.
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From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
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From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
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From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
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From this reading Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels.
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From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
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From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
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From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
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From this reading Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
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From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
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From this reading Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STAFF OF LIFE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
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From this reading Not one of the five faces changed a muscle at their entrance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not one of the five faces changed a muscle at their entrance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STAFF OF LIFE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not one of the five faces changed a muscle at their entrance.
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From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
above and across; more than
From this reading Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the center a small fire burned on the ground, and behind it sat five dark-skinned figures in a semicircle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STAFF OF LIFE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lifting the blind over the entrance, Ambrose dived inside the teepee, Simon Grampierre at his heels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STAFF OF LIFE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Not one of the five faces changed a muscle at their entrance.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The principal man with a grave inclination of the head, waved them a blanket which had been placed for them opposite him.
