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Chapter XXXIII
The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings. He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly. She was really never absent from his thoughts. He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was really never absent from his thoughts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.”
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From this reading She was really never absent from his thoughts.
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From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
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From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
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From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was really never absent from his thoughts.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
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From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
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From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.
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From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was really never absent from his thoughts.
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From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
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From this reading He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.
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From this reading She was really never absent from his thoughts.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was really never absent from his thoughts.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He starved, yet perhaps he did not know he starved.
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From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
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From this reading She was really never absent from his thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The silence, meanwhile, was like the silence that death brings.
but in spite of that
From this reading He clung tenaciously to his ideal, yet he thought of her daily, nightly, hourly.
