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Chapter XI
"I thought that it would be a better way. So shall all the enemies of the Lord perish from off the face of the earth! Shall I?" He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen. As he did so the bell of the adjoining church was heard summoning the worshippers to service.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “So shall all the enemies of the Lord perish from off the face of the earth!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I thought that it would be a better way.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I thought that it would be a better way.”
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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 "I thought that it would be a better way.
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From this reading He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.
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From this reading As he did so the bell of the adjoining church was heard summoning the worshippers to service.
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From this reading So shall all the enemies of the Lord perish from off the face of the earth!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he did so the bell of the adjoining church was heard summoning the worshippers to service.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I thought that it would be a better way.
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From this reading As he did so the bell of the adjoining church was heard summoning the worshippers to service.
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From this reading "I thought that it would be a better way.
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From this reading As he did so the bell of the adjoining church was heard summoning the worshippers to service.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As he did so the bell of the adjoining church was heard summoning the worshippers to service.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.
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From this reading So shall all the enemies of the Lord perish from off the face of the earth!
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From this reading So shall all the enemies of the Lord perish from off the face of the earth!
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From this reading So shall all the enemies of the Lord perish from off the face of the earth!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So shall all the enemies of the Lord perish from off the face of the earth!
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From this reading He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.
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From this reading As he did so the bell of the adjoining church was heard summoning the worshippers to service.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought that it would be a better way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I thought that it would be a better way.
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From this reading He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So shall all the enemies of the Lord perish from off the face of the earth!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So shall all the enemies of the Lord perish from off the face of the earth!
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From this reading So shall all the enemies of the Lord perish from off the face of the earth!
above and across; more than
From this reading He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So shall all the enemies of the Lord perish from off the face of the earth!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he did so the bell of the adjoining church was heard summoning the worshippers to service.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading So shall all the enemies of the Lord perish from off the face of the earth!
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From this reading He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So shall all the enemies of the Lord perish from off the face of the earth!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he did so the bell of the adjoining church was heard summoning the worshippers to service.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I thought that it would be a better way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So shall all the enemies of the Lord perish from off the face of the earth!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought that it would be a better way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he did so the bell of the adjoining church was heard summoning the worshippers to service.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he did so the bell of the adjoining church was heard summoning the worshippers to service.
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From this reading "I thought that it would be a better way.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He made, with his knife, a dreadful significant gesture over the region of the dead man's abdomen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he did so the bell of the adjoining church was heard summoning the worshippers to service.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I thought that it would be a better way.
