Chapter II
"Hold on!" he cried in her ear. "Jack's gone!" Though but half conscious, she understood. Her firm, white fingers gripped the cutting edge of the cockpit rail; she nodded. Blake struck out again.
A Fool There Was
Chapter II
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"Hold
on!"
he
cried
in
her
ear.
"Jack's
gone!"
Though
but
half
conscious,
she
understood.
Her
firm,
white
fingers
gripped
the
cutting
edge
of
the
cockpit
rail;
she
nodded.
Blake
struck
out
again.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"Hold
on!"
he
cried
in
her
ear.
Line 2
"Jack's
gone!"
Line 3
Though
but
half
conscious,
she
understood.
Line 4
Her
firm,
white
fingers
gripped
the
cutting
edge
of
the
cockpit
rail;
she
nodded.
Line 5
Blake
struck
out
again.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Again
noun
US /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Blake struck out again.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hold on!" he cried in her ear.”
Half
noun
US /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Though but half conscious, she understood.”
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her firm, white fingers gripped the cutting edge of the cockpit rail; she nodded.”
Struck
noun
US /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Blake struck out again.”
Though
conjunction
US /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Though but half conscious, she understood.”
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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blake struck out again.
Blake
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From this reading Blake struck out again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Though but half conscious, she understood.
cockpit
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From this reading Her firm, white fingers gripped the cutting edge of the cockpit rail; she nodded.
conscious
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From this reading Though but half conscious, she understood.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hold on!" he cried in her ear.
cutting
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From this reading Her firm, white fingers gripped the cutting edge of the cockpit rail; she nodded.
ear
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From this reading "Hold on!" he cried in her ear.
edge
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fingers
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firm
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From this reading Her firm, white fingers gripped the cutting edge of the cockpit rail; she nodded.
gone
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From this reading "Jack's gone!"
gripped
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From this reading Her firm, white fingers gripped the cutting edge of the cockpit rail; she nodded.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though but half conscious, she understood.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hold on!" he cried in her ear.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hold on!" he cried in her ear.
Hold
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From this reading "Hold on!" he cried in her ear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Hold on!" he cried in her ear.
Jack's
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From this reading "Jack's gone!"
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her firm, white fingers gripped the cutting edge of the cockpit rail; she nodded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her firm, white fingers gripped the cutting edge of the cockpit rail; she nodded.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Hold on!" he cried in her ear.
out
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From this reading Blake struck out again.
rail
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From this reading Her firm, white fingers gripped the cutting edge of the cockpit rail; she nodded.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though but half conscious, she understood.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blake struck out again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her firm, white fingers gripped the cutting edge of the cockpit rail; she nodded.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though but half conscious, she understood.
understood
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From this reading Though but half conscious, she understood.
white
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From this reading Her firm, white fingers gripped the cutting edge of the cockpit rail; she nodded.