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Chapter XXXI
MISANTHROPY PLAYS ITS PRANKS. A strange and alarming grinding of teeth reached him through the darkness. It was enough to drive one back: he advanced. To those to whom silence has become dreadful a howl is comforting. That fierce growl reassured him; that threat was a promise.
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extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “To those to whom silence has become dreadful a howl is comforting.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “To those to whom silence has become dreadful a howl is comforting.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was enough to drive one back: he advanced.”
made less worried or afraid
From this reading “That fierce growl reassured him; that threat was a promise.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “To those to whom silence has become dreadful a howl is comforting.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “To those to whom silence has become dreadful a howl is comforting.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A strange and alarming grinding of teeth reached him through the darkness.”
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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 strange and alarming grinding of teeth reached him through the darkness.
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From this reading It was enough to drive one back: he advanced.
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From this reading A strange and alarming grinding of teeth reached him through the darkness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A strange and alarming grinding of teeth reached him through the darkness.
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From this reading It was enough to drive one back: he advanced.
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From this reading To those to whom silence has become dreadful a howl is comforting.
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From this reading To those to whom silence has become dreadful a howl is comforting.
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From this reading A strange and alarming grinding of teeth reached him through the darkness.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading To those to whom silence has become dreadful a howl is comforting.
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From this reading It was enough to drive one back: he advanced.
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From this reading It was enough to drive one back: he advanced.
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From this reading That fierce growl reassured him; that threat was a promise.
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From this reading A strange and alarming grinding of teeth reached him through the darkness.
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From this reading That fierce growl reassured him; that threat was a promise.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To those to whom silence has become dreadful a howl is comforting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was enough to drive one back: he advanced.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A strange and alarming grinding of teeth reached him through the darkness.
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From this reading To those to whom silence has become dreadful a howl is comforting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To those to whom silence has become dreadful a howl is comforting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was enough to drive one back: he advanced.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading MISANTHROPY PLAYS ITS PRANKS.
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From this reading MISANTHROPY PLAYS ITS PRANKS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A strange and alarming grinding of teeth reached him through the darkness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was enough to drive one back: he advanced.
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From this reading MISANTHROPY PLAYS ITS PRANKS.
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From this reading MISANTHROPY PLAYS ITS PRANKS.
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From this reading That fierce growl reassured him; that threat was a promise.
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From this reading A strange and alarming grinding of teeth reached him through the darkness.
made less worried or afraid
From this reading That fierce growl reassured him; that threat was a promise.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading To those to whom silence has become dreadful a howl is comforting.
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From this reading A strange and alarming grinding of teeth reached him through the darkness.
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From this reading A strange and alarming grinding of teeth reached him through the darkness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That fierce growl reassured him; that threat was a promise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A strange and alarming grinding of teeth reached him through the darkness.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To those to whom silence has become dreadful a howl is comforting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That fierce growl reassured him; that threat was a promise.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A strange and alarming grinding of teeth reached him through the darkness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was enough to drive one back: he advanced.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was enough to drive one back: he advanced.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To those to whom silence has become dreadful a howl is comforting.
