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Chapter XXIV
ON ATHEISM. Night closed in beautifully. The atmosphere presented a vault of transparent azure, spangled with golden stars. Such a spectacle always affects man, and inspires him with pleasant reveries. The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Such a spectacle always affects man, and inspires him with pleasant reveries.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.”
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading “The atmosphere presented a vault of transparent azure, spangled with golden stars.”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.”
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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 The atmosphere presented a vault of transparent azure, spangled with golden stars.
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From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
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From this reading Such a spectacle always affects man, and inspires him with pleasant reveries.
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From this reading Such a spectacle always affects man, and inspires him with pleasant reveries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such a spectacle always affects man, and inspires him with pleasant reveries.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
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From this reading ON ATHEISM.
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From this reading The atmosphere presented a vault of transparent azure, spangled with golden stars.
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From this reading The atmosphere presented a vault of transparent azure, spangled with golden stars.
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From this reading Night closed in beautifully.
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From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
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From this reading Night closed in beautifully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
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From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
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From this reading The atmosphere presented a vault of transparent azure, spangled with golden stars.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
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From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Such a spectacle always affects man, and inspires him with pleasant reveries.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Night closed in beautifully.
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From this reading Such a spectacle always affects man, and inspires him with pleasant reveries.
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From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
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From this reading Such a spectacle always affects man, and inspires him with pleasant reveries.
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From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
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From this reading Night closed in beautifully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The atmosphere presented a vault of transparent azure, spangled with golden stars.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON ATHEISM.
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From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
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From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
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From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such a spectacle always affects man, and inspires him with pleasant reveries.
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From this reading The atmosphere presented a vault of transparent azure, spangled with golden stars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such a spectacle always affects man, and inspires him with pleasant reveries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atmosphere presented a vault of transparent azure, spangled with golden stars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such a spectacle always affects man, and inspires him with pleasant reveries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
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From this reading The atmosphere presented a vault of transparent azure, spangled with golden stars.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a spectacle always affects man, and inspires him with pleasant reveries.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The atmosphere presented a vault of transparent azure, spangled with golden stars.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The atmosphere presented a vault of transparent azure, spangled with golden stars.
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading The atmosphere presented a vault of transparent azure, spangled with golden stars.
at the time that
From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The atmosphere presented a vault of transparent azure, spangled with golden stars.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading The worthy Parouba admired the heavens, like a German when he beholds St. Peter's at Rome, or the Opera at Naples, for the first time.
