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THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic. She had grown furious at him for what he could not help. She had told him that she would marry him out of spite. She had commanded him to pursue and apprehend the flying parson. He failed and returned crestfallen and wondering what new form her rage would take.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.”
a job or position on a ship
From this reading “THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She had grown furious at him for what he could not help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had grown furious at him for what he could not help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He failed and returned crestfallen and wondering what new form her rage would take.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had told him that she would marry him out of spite.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
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From this reading She had commanded him to pursue and apprehend the flying parson.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had grown furious at him for what he could not help.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
a job or position on a ship
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
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From this reading She had commanded him to pursue and apprehend the flying parson.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had grown furious at him for what he could not help.
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From this reading He failed and returned crestfallen and wondering what new form her rage would take.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
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From this reading He failed and returned crestfallen and wondering what new form her rage would take.
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From this reading She had commanded him to pursue and apprehend the flying parson.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had grown furious at him for what he could not help.
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From this reading He failed and returned crestfallen and wondering what new form her rage would take.
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From this reading She had grown furious at him for what he could not help.
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From this reading She had grown furious at him for what he could not help.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had grown furious at him for what he could not help.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had grown furious at him for what he could not help.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He failed and returned crestfallen and wondering what new form her rage would take.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had grown furious at him for what he could not help.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had told him that she would marry him out of spite.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He failed and returned crestfallen and wondering what new form her rage would take.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had grown furious at him for what he could not help.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
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From this reading She had told him that she would marry him out of spite.
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From this reading She had commanded him to pursue and apprehend the flying parson.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had commanded him to pursue and apprehend the flying parson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He failed and returned crestfallen and wondering what new form her rage would take.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He failed and returned crestfallen and wondering what new form her rage would take.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had told him that she would marry him out of spite.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had told him that she would marry him out of spite.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had grown furious at him for what he could not help.
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From this reading He failed and returned crestfallen and wondering what new form her rage would take.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE EMPTY BERTH The one thing Mallory was beginning to learn about Marjorie was that she would never take the point of view he expected, and never proceed along the lines of his logic.
