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Manston repeated gloomily the same words. ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’ He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear. Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands. Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Manston repeated gloomily the same words.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Manston repeated gloomily the same words.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
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From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
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From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
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From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
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From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
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From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
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From this reading Manston repeated gloomily the same words.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
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From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
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From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
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From this reading Manston repeated gloomily the same words.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
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From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
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From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
above and across; more than
From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
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From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Manston repeated gloomily the same words.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Manston repeated gloomily the same words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Manston repeated gloomily the same words.
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From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He then came close to her, and spoke into her ear.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
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From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whilst he spoke he held her head to his mouth with both his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manston repeated gloomily the same words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strange expressions came over her face; the workings of her mouth were painful to observe.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘My life depends upon your supporting me--my very life.’
