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Chapter VII
El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it. As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own. “El-Râmi Zarânos,” he said softly--“You know me. You know I would not lie to you. Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““El-Râmi Zarânos,” he said softly--“You know me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You know I would not lie to you.”
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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 Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
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From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
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From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
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From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
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From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
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From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
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From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
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From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
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From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
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From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
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From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
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From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
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From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
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From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
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From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
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From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
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From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
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From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You know I would not lie to you.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
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From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “El-Râmi Zarânos,” he said softly--“You know me.
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From this reading You know I would not lie to you.
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From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
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From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “El-Râmi Zarânos,” he said softly--“You know me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
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From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
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From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
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From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “El-Râmi Zarânos,” he said softly--“You know me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
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From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “El-Râmi Zarânos,” he said softly--“You know me.
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From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
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From this reading As he stood, sullenly silent, his guest’s hand fell gently on his shoulder--his guest’s eyes looked earnest love and pity into his own.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
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From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading El-Râmi breathed quickly,--he was deeply angered, but he had self-possession enough not to betray it.
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From this reading Hear then my words;--As I see a bird on the point of flight, or a flower just ready to break into bloom, even so I see the Soul of Lilith.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You know I would not lie to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “El-Râmi Zarânos,” he said softly--“You know me.
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From this reading “El-Râmi Zarânos,” he said softly--“You know me.
