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Chapter LXXIV
THE DURABILITY OF FRAGILE THINGS. Destiny sometimes proffers us a glass of madness to drink. A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication. Gwynplaine did not understand. He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Destiny sometimes proffers us a glass of madness to drink.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Destiny sometimes proffers us a glass of madness to drink.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gwynplaine did not understand.”
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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 Destiny sometimes proffers us a glass of madness to drink.
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From this reading He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.
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From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
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From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
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From this reading Destiny sometimes proffers us a glass of madness to drink.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Gwynplaine did not understand.
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From this reading Destiny sometimes proffers us a glass of madness to drink.
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From this reading THE DURABILITY OF FRAGILE THINGS.
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From this reading THE DURABILITY OF FRAGILE THINGS.
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From this reading Destiny sometimes proffers us a glass of madness to drink.
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From this reading Gwynplaine did not understand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.
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From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
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From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.
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From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Destiny sometimes proffers us a glass of madness to drink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Gwynplaine did not understand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DURABILITY OF FRAGILE THINGS.
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From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Destiny sometimes proffers us a glass of madness to drink.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.
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From this reading Destiny sometimes proffers us a glass of madness to drink.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DURABILITY OF FRAGILE THINGS.
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From this reading THE DURABILITY OF FRAGILE THINGS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Destiny sometimes proffers us a glass of madness to drink.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gwynplaine did not understand.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Destiny sometimes proffers us a glass of madness to drink.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A hand is thrust out of the mist, and suddenly hands us the mysterious cup in which is contained the latent intoxication.
which person or people
From this reading He looked behind him to see who it was who had been addressed.
