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Chapter XVIII
“Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom. Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.” Life and death had passed each other on the threshold! Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe. The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading ““Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading ““Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.”
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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 “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
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From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
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From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
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From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
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From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
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From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
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From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
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From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
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From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
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From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
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From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
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From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
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From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
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From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
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From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
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From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
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From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
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From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
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From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
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From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
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From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
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From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
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From this reading Life and death had passed each other on the threshold!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morn broke--an infant saw the light, But for the lady, fair and bright, She slumbered in undreaming night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lucy Ford’s tears were the baptism of Mary’s motherless babe.
belonging to which person
From this reading The poor weary heart, whose pulse had beat so unevenly above it, had ceased its flutterings.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Day dawned--within a curtained room, Filled to faintness with perfume, A lady lay at point of doom.
