Chapter LXVI
THE TEMPTATION OF ST. GWYNPLAINE. One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano. Some sparks are gigantic. Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
The Man Who Laughs
Chapter LXVI
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THE
TEMPTATION
OF
ST.
GWYNPLAINE.
One
jet
of
flame
hardly
makes
a
prick
in
the
darkness;
another
sets
fire
to
a
volcano.
Some
sparks
are
gigantic.
Gwynplaine
read
the
letter,
then
he
read
it
over
again.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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THE
TEMPTATION
OF
ST.
Line 2
GWYNPLAINE.
Line 3
One
jet
of
flame
hardly
makes
a
prick
in
the
darkness;
another
sets
fire
to
a
volcano.
Line 4
Some
sparks
are
gigantic.
Line 5
Gwynplaine
read
the
letter,
then
he
read
it
over
again.
Learner Dictionary
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Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.”
Another
noun
US /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.”
Flame
noun
US /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading “One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some sparks are gigantic.
darkness
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From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
fire
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From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
gigantic
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From this reading Some sparks are gigantic.
GWYNPLAINE
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From this reading GWYNPLAINE.
hardly
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From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
jet
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From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
letter
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From this reading Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
makes
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From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TEMPTATION OF ST.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
prick
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From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
read
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From this reading Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
sets
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From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
Some
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From this reading Some sparks are gigantic.
sparks
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From this reading Some sparks are gigantic.
ST
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From this reading THE TEMPTATION OF ST.
TEMPTATION
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From this reading THE TEMPTATION OF ST.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TEMPTATION OF ST.
then
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From this reading Gwynplaine read the letter, then he read it over again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.
volcano
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From this reading One jet of flame hardly makes a prick in the darkness; another sets fire to a volcano.