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Chapter XXI
A PROLONGED quavering note upon the guitar, like a sob, concluded the song. I was beside myself with rage. King—black—slave! A thousand incoherent ideas were awakened by this extraordinary and mysterious song. A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “I was beside myself with rage.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I was beside myself with rage.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “A thousand incoherent ideas were awakened by this extraordinary and mysterious song.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.”
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading “A PROLONGED quavering note upon the guitar, like a sob, concluded the song.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A PROLONGED quavering note upon the guitar, like a sob, concluded the song.”
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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 PROLONGED quavering note upon the guitar, like a sob, concluded the song.
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From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A thousand incoherent ideas were awakened by this extraordinary and mysterious song.
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From this reading A thousand incoherent ideas were awakened by this extraordinary and mysterious song.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
next to; at the side of
From this reading I was beside myself with rage.
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From this reading King—black—slave!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A thousand incoherent ideas were awakened by this extraordinary and mysterious song.
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From this reading A PROLONGED quavering note upon the guitar, like a sob, concluded the song.
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From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
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From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
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From this reading A thousand incoherent ideas were awakened by this extraordinary and mysterious song.
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From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
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From this reading A PROLONGED quavering note upon the guitar, like a sob, concluded the song.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was beside myself with rage.
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From this reading A thousand incoherent ideas were awakened by this extraordinary and mysterious song.
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From this reading A thousand incoherent ideas were awakened by this extraordinary and mysterious song.
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From this reading King—black—slave!
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From this reading A PROLONGED quavering note upon the guitar, like a sob, concluded the song.
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From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
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From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
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From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
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From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
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From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I was beside myself with rage.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading A thousand incoherent ideas were awakened by this extraordinary and mysterious song.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
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From this reading A PROLONGED quavering note upon the guitar, like a sob, concluded the song.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
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From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
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From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
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From this reading A PROLONGED quavering note upon the guitar, like a sob, concluded the song.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PROLONGED quavering note upon the guitar, like a sob, concluded the song.
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From this reading I was beside myself with rage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading King—black—slave!
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading A PROLONGED quavering note upon the guitar, like a sob, concluded the song.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PROLONGED quavering note upon the guitar, like a sob, concluded the song.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PROLONGED quavering note upon the guitar, like a sob, concluded the song.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A thousand incoherent ideas were awakened by this extraordinary and mysterious song.
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From this reading A thousand incoherent ideas were awakened by this extraordinary and mysterious song.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A PROLONGED quavering note upon the guitar, like a sob, concluded the song.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was beside myself with rage.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A thousand incoherent ideas were awakened by this extraordinary and mysterious song.
which person or people
From this reading A maddening desire to finish for once and all with this unknown being, who dared to mingle the name of Marie with songs of love and menace, took possession of me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was beside myself with rage.
