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Chapter XVII
It was full dawn now. Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil. But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning. He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release. He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.”
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From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
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From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
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From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
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From this reading But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.
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From this reading It was full dawn now.
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From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
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From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
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From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
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From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
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From this reading It was full dawn now.
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From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
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From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
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From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
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From this reading But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was full dawn now.
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From this reading But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.
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From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
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From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
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From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
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From this reading It was full dawn now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
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From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
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From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
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From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
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From this reading But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.
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From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
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From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
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From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.
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From this reading He extinguished it; and the going-out of that tarnished light made perfect his sense of release.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But, in reminder of those hours, his lamp was still burning.
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From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
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From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was full dawn now.
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From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Gone was that faint, monotonous sound which had punctuated in his soul the horrors of his vigil.
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From this reading He threw wide his arms in welcome of the great adorable day, and of all the great adorable days that were to be his.
