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Chapter XXXI
A CRISIS AT PENNINGHAME. All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life. He did not rally. Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids. But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
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any thing at all
From this reading “But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.”
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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 CRISIS AT PENNINGHAME.
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From this reading All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.
any thing at all
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A CRISIS AT PENNINGHAME.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.
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From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
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From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
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From this reading A CRISIS AT PENNINGHAME.
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From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
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From this reading All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not rally.
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From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
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From this reading Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.
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From this reading Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not rally.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.
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From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
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From this reading All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.
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From this reading Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.
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From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not rally.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.
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From this reading All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
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From this reading A CRISIS AT PENNINGHAME.
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From this reading Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not rally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.
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From this reading Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this time the old Squire lay in the same stupor of death in life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes there was a look in his eyes--a quiver as of meaning, between the half-closed lids.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But they could not tell what it meant, or indeed if it was anything but vague reflection of the light that would break in through a drawn curtain or raised blind.
