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Chapter XXIV
THE PROBLEM SUDDENLY WORKS IN SILENCE. The hurricane had just stopped short. There was no longer in the air sou’-wester or nor’-wester. The fierce clarions of space were mute. The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
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Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “The hurricane had just stopped short.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “THE PROBLEM SUDDENLY WORKS IN SILENCE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hurricane had just stopped short.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE PROBLEM SUDDENLY WORKS IN SILENCE.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.”
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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 The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
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From this reading There was no longer in the air sou’-wester or nor’-wester.
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From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
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From this reading The fierce clarions of space were mute.
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From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
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From this reading The fierce clarions of space were mute.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
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From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hurricane had just stopped short.
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From this reading The hurricane had just stopped short.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PROBLEM SUDDENLY WORKS IN SILENCE.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
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From this reading The hurricane had just stopped short.
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From this reading There was no longer in the air sou’-wester or nor’-wester.
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From this reading The fierce clarions of space were mute.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no longer in the air sou’-wester or nor’-wester.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There was no longer in the air sou’-wester or nor’-wester.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fierce clarions of space were mute.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was no longer in the air sou’-wester or nor’-wester.
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From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
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From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
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From this reading THE PROBLEM SUDDENLY WORKS IN SILENCE.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The hurricane had just stopped short.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE PROBLEM SUDDENLY WORKS IN SILENCE.
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From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
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From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no longer in the air sou’-wester or nor’-wester.
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From this reading The fierce clarions of space were mute.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hurricane had just stopped short.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PROBLEM SUDDENLY WORKS IN SILENCE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROBLEM SUDDENLY WORKS IN SILENCE.
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From this reading There was no longer in the air sou’-wester or nor’-wester.
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From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no longer in the air sou’-wester or nor’-wester.
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From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fierce clarions of space were mute.
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From this reading There was no longer in the air sou’-wester or nor’-wester.
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From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The whole of the waterspout had poured from the sky without any warning of diminution, as if it had slided perpendicularly into a gulf beneath.
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From this reading THE PROBLEM SUDDENLY WORKS IN SILENCE.
