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Chapter XXXI
Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her. There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause. In that hour and that mood she was capable of anything. She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly: "You may depend upon it, I shall never marry you, Lester Stanwick.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:”
any thing at all
From this reading “In that hour and that mood she was capable of anything.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.”
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading “There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"You may depend upon it, I shall never marry you, Lester Stanwick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"You may depend upon it, I shall never marry you, Lester Stanwick.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.”
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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 There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
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From this reading She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:
any thing at all
From this reading In that hour and that mood she was capable of anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.
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From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.
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From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
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From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
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From this reading In that hour and that mood she was capable of anything.
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From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
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From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.
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From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
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From this reading "You may depend upon it, I shall never marry you, Lester Stanwick.
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
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From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
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From this reading She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:
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From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
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From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
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From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.
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From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:
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From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
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From this reading In that hour and that mood she was capable of anything.
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From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You may depend upon it, I shall never marry you, Lester Stanwick.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You may depend upon it, I shall never marry you, Lester Stanwick.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may depend upon it, I shall never marry you, Lester Stanwick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:
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From this reading She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:
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From this reading "You may depend upon it, I shall never marry you, Lester Stanwick.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You may depend upon it, I shall never marry you, Lester Stanwick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.
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From this reading In that hour and that mood she was capable of anything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:
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From this reading She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:
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From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You may depend upon it, I shall never marry you, Lester Stanwick.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You may depend upon it, I shall never marry you, Lester Stanwick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned against a tall palm-tree, looking at him with a strange expression on her face, as she made answer, slowly:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that hour and that mood she was capable of anything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Pluma Hurlhurst never quailed beneath the cold, mocking glance bent upon her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was no hope for her; disgrace and ruin stared her in the face; she would defy even Fate itself to the bitter end with a heroism worthy of a better cause.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may depend upon it, I shall never marry you, Lester Stanwick.
