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Chapter XVI
A BLOODLESS CAPTURE. In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of. Insomnia is likewise unknown there. At eleven o'clock every soul in Fort Enterprise was drowned deep in slumber. There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “At eleven o'clock every soul in Fort Enterprise was drowned deep in slumber.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.”
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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 A BLOODLESS CAPTURE.
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From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eleven o'clock every soul in Fort Enterprise was drowned deep in slumber.
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From this reading A BLOODLESS CAPTURE.
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From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
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From this reading A BLOODLESS CAPTURE.
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From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
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From this reading At eleven o'clock every soul in Fort Enterprise was drowned deep in slumber.
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From this reading At eleven o'clock every soul in Fort Enterprise was drowned deep in slumber.
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From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
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From this reading At eleven o'clock every soul in Fort Enterprise was drowned deep in slumber.
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From this reading At eleven o'clock every soul in Fort Enterprise was drowned deep in slumber.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading At eleven o'clock every soul in Fort Enterprise was drowned deep in slumber.
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From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
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From this reading At eleven o'clock every soul in Fort Enterprise was drowned deep in slumber.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
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From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
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From this reading Insomnia is likewise unknown there.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
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From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
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From this reading Insomnia is likewise unknown there.
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From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
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From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
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From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
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From this reading At eleven o'clock every soul in Fort Enterprise was drowned deep in slumber.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
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From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
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From this reading At eleven o'clock every soul in Fort Enterprise was drowned deep in slumber.
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From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
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From this reading At eleven o'clock every soul in Fort Enterprise was drowned deep in slumber.
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From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
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From this reading Insomnia is likewise unknown there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
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From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
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From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Insomnia is likewise unknown there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At eleven o'clock every soul in Fort Enterprise was drowned deep in slumber.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In a more innocent state of society such as that which exists in the north, such a thing as a nightwatch is undreamed of.
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From this reading There was no light in any window; the very buildings seemed to crouch on the earth as if they slept, too.
