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Chapter LXVII
FROM GAY TO GRAVE. How simple is a miracle! It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table. “It is you!” exclaimed Gwynplaine; and he had said everything. There was no other horizon, no vision for him now but the heavens where Dea was.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““It is you!” exclaimed Gwynplaine; and he had said everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.”
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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 How simple is a miracle!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
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From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
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From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no other horizon, no vision for him now but the heavens where Dea was.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
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From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “It is you!” exclaimed Gwynplaine; and he had said everything.
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From this reading “It is you!” exclaimed Gwynplaine; and he had said everything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no other horizon, no vision for him now but the heavens where Dea was.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM GAY TO GRAVE.
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From this reading FROM GAY TO GRAVE.
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From this reading FROM GAY TO GRAVE.
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From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is you!” exclaimed Gwynplaine; and he had said everything.
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From this reading There was no other horizon, no vision for him now but the heavens where Dea was.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no other horizon, no vision for him now but the heavens where Dea was.
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From this reading There was no other horizon, no vision for him now but the heavens where Dea was.
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From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
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From this reading How simple is a miracle!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How simple is a miracle!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
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From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
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From this reading How simple is a miracle!
not any; not one
From this reading There was no other horizon, no vision for him now but the heavens where Dea was.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
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From this reading There was no other horizon, no vision for him now but the heavens where Dea was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no other horizon, no vision for him now but the heavens where Dea was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is you!” exclaimed Gwynplaine; and he had said everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How simple is a miracle!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
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From this reading There was no other horizon, no vision for him now but the heavens where Dea was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM GAY TO GRAVE.
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From this reading There was no other horizon, no vision for him now but the heavens where Dea was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was no other horizon, no vision for him now but the heavens where Dea was.
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From this reading It was breakfast hour in the Green Box, and Dea had merely come to see why Gwynplaine had not joined their little breakfast table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “It is you!” exclaimed Gwynplaine; and he had said everything.
