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THE FIELD OF THE DEAD. To great tempests succeeds calm, dreadful but reparative. At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches. The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid. Yellow and sickening smoke, rising from the burning platforms on Louis XV.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIELD OF THE DEAD.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “To great tempests succeeds calm, dreadful but reparative.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To great tempests succeeds calm, dreadful but reparative.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.”
during the time that
From this reading “The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.”
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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 At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
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From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
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From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
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From this reading Yellow and sickening smoke, rising from the burning platforms on Louis XV.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To great tempests succeeds calm, dreadful but reparative.
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From this reading To great tempests succeeds calm, dreadful but reparative.
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From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
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From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
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From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIELD OF THE DEAD.
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From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading To great tempests succeeds calm, dreadful but reparative.
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From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
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From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
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From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
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From this reading THE FIELD OF THE DEAD.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yellow and sickening smoke, rising from the burning platforms on Louis XV.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To great tempests succeeds calm, dreadful but reparative.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
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From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
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From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
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From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
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From this reading Yellow and sickening smoke, rising from the burning platforms on Louis XV.
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From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
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From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
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From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIELD OF THE DEAD.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yellow and sickening smoke, rising from the burning platforms on Louis XV.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
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From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yellow and sickening smoke, rising from the burning platforms on Louis XV.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
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From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
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From this reading To great tempests succeeds calm, dreadful but reparative.
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From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yellow and sickening smoke, rising from the burning platforms on Louis XV.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yellow and sickening smoke, rising from the burning platforms on Louis XV.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yellow and sickening smoke, rising from the burning platforms on Louis XV.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
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From this reading To great tempests succeeds calm, dreadful but reparative.
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From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
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From this reading To great tempests succeeds calm, dreadful but reparative.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIELD OF THE DEAD.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To great tempests succeeds calm, dreadful but reparative.
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From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
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From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
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From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
in or at the place that
From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
during the time that
From this reading The corpses stuck out arms lifted in prayers and legs broken and entangled, while the clothes were ripped and the faces livid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At two o’clock in the morning a wan moon was playing through the swift-driving white clouds upon the fatal scene where the merry-makers had trampled and buried one another in the ditches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yellow and sickening smoke, rising from the burning platforms on Louis XV.
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From this reading Yellow and sickening smoke, rising from the burning platforms on Louis XV.
