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Chapter VII
STRUGGLE BETWEEN DEATH AND LIFE. The child was before this thing, dumb, wondering, and with eyes fixed. To a man it would have been a gibbet; to the child it was an apparition. Where a man would have seen a corpse the child saw a spectre. Besides, he did not understand.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “To a man it would have been a gibbet; to the child it was an apparition.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The child was before this thing, dumb, wondering, and with eyes fixed.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, he did not understand.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “STRUGGLE BETWEEN DEATH AND LIFE.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “To a man it would have been a gibbet; to the child it was an apparition.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STRUGGLE BETWEEN DEATH AND LIFE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The child was before this thing, dumb, wondering, and with eyes fixed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Besides, he did not understand.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “To a man it would have been a gibbet; to the child it was an apparition.”
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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 To a man it would have been a gibbet; to the child it was an apparition.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To a man it would have been a gibbet; to the child it was an apparition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STRUGGLE BETWEEN DEATH AND LIFE.
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From this reading To a man it would have been a gibbet; to the child it was an apparition.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To a man it would have been a gibbet; to the child it was an apparition.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The child was before this thing, dumb, wondering, and with eyes fixed.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, he did not understand.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading STRUGGLE BETWEEN DEATH AND LIFE.
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From this reading The child was before this thing, dumb, wondering, and with eyes fixed.
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From this reading Where a man would have seen a corpse the child saw a spectre.
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From this reading STRUGGLE BETWEEN DEATH AND LIFE.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Besides, he did not understand.
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From this reading The child was before this thing, dumb, wondering, and with eyes fixed.
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From this reading The child was before this thing, dumb, wondering, and with eyes fixed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The child was before this thing, dumb, wondering, and with eyes fixed.
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From this reading To a man it would have been a gibbet; to the child it was an apparition.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To a man it would have been a gibbet; to the child it was an apparition.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, he did not understand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To a man it would have been a gibbet; to the child it was an apparition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STRUGGLE BETWEEN DEATH AND LIFE.
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From this reading To a man it would have been a gibbet; to the child it was an apparition.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Besides, he did not understand.
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From this reading Where a man would have seen a corpse the child saw a spectre.
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From this reading Where a man would have seen a corpse the child saw a spectre.
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From this reading Where a man would have seen a corpse the child saw a spectre.
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From this reading STRUGGLE BETWEEN DEATH AND LIFE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The child was before this thing, dumb, wondering, and with eyes fixed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The child was before this thing, dumb, wondering, and with eyes fixed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The child was before this thing, dumb, wondering, and with eyes fixed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To a man it would have been a gibbet; to the child it was an apparition.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Besides, he did not understand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The child was before this thing, dumb, wondering, and with eyes fixed.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where a man would have seen a corpse the child saw a spectre.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The child was before this thing, dumb, wondering, and with eyes fixed.
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From this reading The child was before this thing, dumb, wondering, and with eyes fixed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To a man it would have been a gibbet; to the child it was an apparition.
