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Chapter XXVII
NESIS. After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color. True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically. Hour after hour he paced his floor on springs. "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
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later than; following
From this reading “After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “"Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.”
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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 After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
later than; following
From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
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From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
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From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
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From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
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From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
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From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
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From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
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From this reading Hour after hour he paced his floor on springs.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
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From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hour after hour he paced his floor on springs.
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From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
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From this reading Hour after hour he paced his floor on springs.
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From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
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From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
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From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
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From this reading NESIS.
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From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
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From this reading Hour after hour he paced his floor on springs.
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From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
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From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
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From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
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From this reading Hour after hour he paced his floor on springs.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
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From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
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From this reading "Tomorrow the free sky over my head!" he told himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this, Ambrose's dreary imprisonment took on a new color.
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From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
in the company of; together with
From this reading True, the hours next day threatened to drag more slowly than ever, but with the hope that it might be the last day he could bear it philosophically.
