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Chapter XLIX
THE BLUE SKY THROUGH THE BLACK CLOUD. Thus lived these unfortunate creatures together--Dea, relying; Gwynplaine, accepted. These orphans were all in all to each other, the feeble and the deformed. The widowed were betrothed. An inexpressible thanksgiving arose out of their distress.
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extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “An inexpressible thanksgiving arose out of their distress.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Thus lived these unfortunate creatures together--Dea, relying; Gwynplaine, accepted.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE BLUE SKY THROUGH THE BLACK CLOUD.”
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From this reading Thus lived these unfortunate creatures together--Dea, relying; Gwynplaine, accepted.
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From this reading These orphans were all in all to each other, the feeble and the deformed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An inexpressible thanksgiving arose out of their distress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These orphans were all in all to each other, the feeble and the deformed.
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From this reading An inexpressible thanksgiving arose out of their distress.
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From this reading The widowed were betrothed.
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From this reading THE BLUE SKY THROUGH THE BLACK CLOUD.
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From this reading THE BLUE SKY THROUGH THE BLACK CLOUD.
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From this reading THE BLUE SKY THROUGH THE BLACK CLOUD.
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From this reading Thus lived these unfortunate creatures together--Dea, relying; Gwynplaine, accepted.
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From this reading Thus lived these unfortunate creatures together--Dea, relying; Gwynplaine, accepted.
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From this reading These orphans were all in all to each other, the feeble and the deformed.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading An inexpressible thanksgiving arose out of their distress.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading These orphans were all in all to each other, the feeble and the deformed.
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From this reading These orphans were all in all to each other, the feeble and the deformed.
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From this reading Thus lived these unfortunate creatures together--Dea, relying; Gwynplaine, accepted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These orphans were all in all to each other, the feeble and the deformed.
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From this reading An inexpressible thanksgiving arose out of their distress.
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From this reading Thus lived these unfortunate creatures together--Dea, relying; Gwynplaine, accepted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An inexpressible thanksgiving arose out of their distress.
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From this reading These orphans were all in all to each other, the feeble and the deformed.
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From this reading These orphans were all in all to each other, the feeble and the deformed.
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From this reading An inexpressible thanksgiving arose out of their distress.
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From this reading Thus lived these unfortunate creatures together--Dea, relying; Gwynplaine, accepted.
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From this reading THE BLUE SKY THROUGH THE BLACK CLOUD.
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From this reading An inexpressible thanksgiving arose out of their distress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLUE SKY THROUGH THE BLACK CLOUD.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading An inexpressible thanksgiving arose out of their distress.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Thus lived these unfortunate creatures together--Dea, relying; Gwynplaine, accepted.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BLUE SKY THROUGH THE BLACK CLOUD.
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From this reading Thus lived these unfortunate creatures together--Dea, relying; Gwynplaine, accepted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These orphans were all in all to each other, the feeble and the deformed.
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From this reading Thus lived these unfortunate creatures together--Dea, relying; Gwynplaine, accepted.
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From this reading Thus lived these unfortunate creatures together--Dea, relying; Gwynplaine, accepted.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These orphans were all in all to each other, the feeble and the deformed.
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From this reading The widowed were betrothed.
