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Chapter XXIV
THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon. Their own, throughout this day, led them to no harm. They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed. The first outward happening came quickly, ere the sun was an hour high. They were crossing a heath-like, shelterless expanse, when a sudden _Hilloa!_ halted them.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “The first outward happening came quickly, ere the sun was an hour high.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first outward happening came quickly, ere the sun was an hour high.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.”
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were crossing a heath-like, shelterless expanse, when a sudden _Hilloa!_ halted them.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “Their own, throughout this day, led them to no harm.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.”
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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 They were crossing a heath-like, shelterless expanse, when a sudden _Hilloa!_ halted them.
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From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The first outward happening came quickly, ere the sun was an hour high.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
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From this reading The first outward happening came quickly, ere the sun was an hour high.
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From this reading They were crossing a heath-like, shelterless expanse, when a sudden _Hilloa!_ halted them.
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From this reading Their own, throughout this day, led them to no harm.
an old word for “before”
From this reading The first outward happening came quickly, ere the sun was an hour high.
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From this reading They were crossing a heath-like, shelterless expanse, when a sudden _Hilloa!_ halted them.
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From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first outward happening came quickly, ere the sun was an hour high.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
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From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
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From this reading They were crossing a heath-like, shelterless expanse, when a sudden _Hilloa!_ halted them.
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From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first outward happening came quickly, ere the sun was an hour high.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their own, throughout this day, led them to no harm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were crossing a heath-like, shelterless expanse, when a sudden _Hilloa!_ halted them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
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From this reading The first outward happening came quickly, ere the sun was an hour high.
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From this reading They were crossing a heath-like, shelterless expanse, when a sudden _Hilloa!_ halted them.
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From this reading The first outward happening came quickly, ere the sun was an hour high.
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From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
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From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their own, throughout this day, led them to no harm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
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From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
not any; not one
From this reading Their own, throughout this day, led them to no harm.
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From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
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From this reading The first outward happening came quickly, ere the sun was an hour high.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Their own, throughout this day, led them to no harm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first outward happening came quickly, ere the sun was an hour high.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were crossing a heath-like, shelterless expanse, when a sudden _Hilloa!_ halted them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were crossing a heath-like, shelterless expanse, when a sudden _Hilloa!_ halted them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first outward happening came quickly, ere the sun was an hour high.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had been for long in the hand of Ill Fortune; it seemed now that she slept and her grasp relaxed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their own, throughout this day, led them to no harm.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their own, throughout this day, led them to no harm.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Their own, throughout this day, led them to no harm.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading Their own, throughout this day, led them to no harm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their own, throughout this day, led them to no harm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first outward happening came quickly, ere the sun was an hour high.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
at the time that
From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE FARTHER ROAD WHAT were Gervaise’s and Lantern’s adventures they would hear when they reached The Moon.
