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Chapter XIV
(And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.) It was he who was the first to speak. The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak. “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.” “But you have seen God.”
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for the reason that
From this reading ““I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was he who was the first to speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.””
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “(And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was he who was the first to speak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.”
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From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
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From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
for the reason that
From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you have seen God.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
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From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
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From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
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From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was he who was the first to speak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
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From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
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From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
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From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
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From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
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From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
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From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
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From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
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From this reading “I have come,” he said, “because once more I desire to see God.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
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From this reading “But you have seen God.”
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From this reading It was he who was the first to speak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was he who was the first to speak.
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From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
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From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (And nevertheless and all the time it seemed that very faintly he was still in his room.)
which person or people
From this reading It was he who was the first to speak.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The great Angel whom he felt rather than saw seemed to be waiting for him to speak.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But you have seen God.”
