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Chapter XXXI
“JE VOUS ACHETE VOTRE VIE.” Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues. The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves. The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider. It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.”
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.”
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From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
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From this reading “JE VOUS ACHETE VOTRE VIE.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
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From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
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From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
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From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
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From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
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From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
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From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
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From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
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From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
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From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
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From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
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From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
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From this reading “JE VOUS ACHETE VOTRE VIE.”
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From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
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From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
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From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
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From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
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From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
above and across; more than
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
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From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The horse fell lame; he had to dismount, and move slowly and painfully over the loose, heavy soil on foot, raising the drooping head of the lifeless rider.
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From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “JE VOUS ACHETE VOTRE VIE.”
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From this reading “JE VOUS ACHETE VOTRE VIE.”
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From this reading “JE VOUS ACHETE VOTRE VIE.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hurricane never abated, and the blinding dust rose around him in great waves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus burdened, he made his way for over two leagues.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was bitter, weary, cruel travail, of an intolerable labor, of an intolerable pain.
