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Chapter XXVIII
THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet. But few men appeared on the streets. Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made. A hush had fallen upon all. The sky, dotted with a million blazing stars, looked icy and apart.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sky, dotted with a million blazing stars, looked icy and apart.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A hush had fallen upon all.”
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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 hush had fallen upon all.
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From this reading A hush had fallen upon all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky, dotted with a million blazing stars, looked icy and apart.
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From this reading Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.
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From this reading The sky, dotted with a million blazing stars, looked icy and apart.
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From this reading But few men appeared on the streets.
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From this reading The sky, dotted with a million blazing stars, looked icy and apart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.
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From this reading The sky, dotted with a million blazing stars, looked icy and apart.
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From this reading THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet.
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From this reading A hush had fallen upon all.
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From this reading But few men appeared on the streets.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A hush had fallen upon all.
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From this reading A hush had fallen upon all.
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From this reading The sky, dotted with a million blazing stars, looked icy and apart.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sky, dotted with a million blazing stars, looked icy and apart.
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From this reading Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.
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From this reading But few men appeared on the streets.
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From this reading The sky, dotted with a million blazing stars, looked icy and apart.
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From this reading THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet.
not any; not one
From this reading Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet.
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From this reading THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But few men appeared on the streets.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.
above and across; more than
From this reading THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet.
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From this reading THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet.
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From this reading Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.
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From this reading The sky, dotted with a million blazing stars, looked icy and apart.
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From this reading The sky, dotted with a million blazing stars, looked icy and apart.
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From this reading But few men appeared on the streets.
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From this reading Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.
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From this reading Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet.
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From this reading THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.
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From this reading THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A hush had fallen upon all.
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From this reading THE VERDICT There came over the town of Ellisville that night an ominous quiet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nobody talked, or if any one did there was one subject to which no reference was made.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sky, dotted with a million blazing stars, looked icy and apart.
