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Chapter XXI
It was the next day, and evening was far advanced. The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers. Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated. The white rag was the medium. Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the next day, and evening was far advanced.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.”
a thing, without saying which
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.”
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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 The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
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From this reading It was the next day, and evening was far advanced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the next day, and evening was far advanced.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
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From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
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From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
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From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
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From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
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From this reading It was the next day, and evening was far advanced.
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From this reading Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.
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From this reading It was the next day, and evening was far advanced.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.
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From this reading It was the next day, and evening was far advanced.
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From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
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From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
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From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
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From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
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From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the next day, and evening was far advanced.
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From this reading Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
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From this reading The white rag was the medium.
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From this reading Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the next day, and evening was far advanced.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
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From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the next day, and evening was far advanced.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
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From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
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From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the next day, and evening was far advanced.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever he looked at the crumpled bit of cambric he held, the idiot seemed to feel, or to see, or to be conscious of--_something_.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Through the dense mist in which his soul ever sat, one spark of light had penetrated.
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From this reading The idiot was sitting in the garden outside mumbling to himself, and stupidly turning and twisting a sort of white rag between his fingers.
