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Chapter XIII
GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly. A man had just turned the corner of the quay. It was Gilliatt. Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent. It was the silence of an explosion struggling to find an issue.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.”
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading “It was the silence of an explosion struggling to find an issue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “It was the silence of an explosion struggling to find an issue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.”
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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 A man had just turned the corner of the quay.
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From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was the silence of an explosion struggling to find an issue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
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From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
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From this reading A man had just turned the corner of the quay.
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From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading It was the silence of an explosion struggling to find an issue.
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From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
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From this reading It was the silence of an explosion struggling to find an issue.
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From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
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From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
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From this reading It was Gilliatt.
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From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A man had just turned the corner of the quay.
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From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
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From this reading It was the silence of an explosion struggling to find an issue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Gilliatt.
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From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
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From this reading A man had just turned the corner of the quay.
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From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man had just turned the corner of the quay.
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From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
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From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man had just turned the corner of the quay.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man had just turned the corner of the quay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was the silence of an explosion struggling to find an issue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the silence of an explosion struggling to find an issue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
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From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the silence of an explosion struggling to find an issue.
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From this reading GRATITUDE AND DESPOTISM I JOY SURROUNDED BY TORTURES Mess Lethierry pulled the bell furiously, then stopped abruptly.
in the direction of
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man had just turned the corner of the quay.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lethierry ran towards him, or rather flung himself upon him; seized his hand between his own, and looked him in the face for a moment, silent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Gilliatt.
