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Chapter XIII
Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder. "Hearken!" eagerly shouted Zoraida, at that moment only a few feet from me. "Give ear unto me! Lo! it is the rolling of the Drum of Nar! Fight on!
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.”
not friendly or close
From this reading “Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.”
listen carefully with focused attention to a sound
From this reading “"Hearken!" eagerly shouted Zoraida, at that moment only a few feet from me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hearken!" eagerly shouted Zoraida, at that moment only a few feet from me.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “"Give ear unto me!”
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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 Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
not friendly or close
From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
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From this reading Lo! it is the rolling of the Drum of Nar!
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From this reading "Hearken!" eagerly shouted Zoraida, at that moment only a few feet from me.
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From this reading "Give ear unto me!
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From this reading "Hearken!" eagerly shouted Zoraida, at that moment only a few feet from me.
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From this reading "Hearken!" eagerly shouted Zoraida, at that moment only a few feet from me.
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From this reading Fight on!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Hearken!" eagerly shouted Zoraida, at that moment only a few feet from me.
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From this reading "Give ear unto me!
listen carefully with focused attention to a sound
From this reading "Hearken!" eagerly shouted Zoraida, at that moment only a few feet from me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lo! it is the rolling of the Drum of Nar!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lo! it is the rolling of the Drum of Nar!
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From this reading Lo! it is the rolling of the Drum of Nar!
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From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hearken!" eagerly shouted Zoraida, at that moment only a few feet from me.
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From this reading "Hearken!" eagerly shouted Zoraida, at that moment only a few feet from me.
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From this reading Lo! it is the rolling of the Drum of Nar!
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From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lo! it is the rolling of the Drum of Nar!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fight on!
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From this reading "Hearken!" eagerly shouted Zoraida, at that moment only a few feet from me.
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From this reading Lo! it is the rolling of the Drum of Nar!
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From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hearken!" eagerly shouted Zoraida, at that moment only a few feet from me.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Hearken!" eagerly shouted Zoraida, at that moment only a few feet from me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
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From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
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From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
an old word for “to”
From this reading "Give ear unto me!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Suddenly above the noise and tumult there was a loud rumbling, which at first I thought was distant thunder.
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From this reading "Hearken!" eagerly shouted Zoraida, at that moment only a few feet from me.
