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Chapter VIII
'Are you afraid of me?' Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare. He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight. Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him. He heard her breathing hard.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.”
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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 Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
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From this reading 'Are you afraid of me?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
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From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Are you afraid of me?'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
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From this reading He heard her breathing hard.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
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From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
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From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
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From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
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From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
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From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
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From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
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From this reading He heard her breathing hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
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From this reading He heard her breathing hard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
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From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Are you afraid of me?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Are you afraid of me?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had once seen a like terror in the eyes of a startled doe, as if a clouded opal passed across its sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Are you afraid of me?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zeno asked the question gently, for the colour had left her face; and she looked up at him with a frightened stare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zoë did not answer, but she moved instinctively, drawing herself together, as it were, and turning one shoulder to him.
