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Chapter XXXVI
They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake. The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths. How near she was to her triumph! A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free. His face was growing calm and gentle.
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acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.”
during the time that
From this reading “The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.”
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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 A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
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From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
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From this reading His face was growing calm and gentle.
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From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
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From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
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From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
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From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
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From this reading His face was growing calm and gentle.
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From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
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From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
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From this reading His face was growing calm and gentle.
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From this reading His face was growing calm and gentle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How near she was to her triumph!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was growing calm and gentle.
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From this reading How near she was to her triumph!
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From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
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From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
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From this reading How near she was to her triumph!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
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From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
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From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How near she was to her triumph!
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
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From this reading How near she was to her triumph!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How near she was to her triumph!
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From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
during the time that
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
