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Chapter XII
The slow weeks passed. Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow. The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room. Lying in the bed she looked such a pitiful scrap, all hair and eyes. She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lying in the bed she looked such a pitiful scrap, all hair and eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The slow weeks passed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.”
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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 Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
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From this reading Lying in the bed she looked such a pitiful scrap, all hair and eyes.
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From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
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From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
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From this reading Lying in the bed she looked such a pitiful scrap, all hair and eyes.
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From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
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From this reading She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.
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From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.
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From this reading Lying in the bed she looked such a pitiful scrap, all hair and eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
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From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
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From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
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From this reading She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
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From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
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From this reading Lying in the bed she looked such a pitiful scrap, all hair and eyes.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.
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From this reading She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
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From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lying in the bed she looked such a pitiful scrap, all hair and eyes.
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From this reading Lying in the bed she looked such a pitiful scrap, all hair and eyes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
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From this reading She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.
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From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
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From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The slow weeks passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lying in the bed she looked such a pitiful scrap, all hair and eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lying in the bed she looked such a pitiful scrap, all hair and eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lying in the bed she looked such a pitiful scrap, all hair and eyes.
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From this reading The slow weeks passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Lying in the bed she looked such a pitiful scrap, all hair and eyes.
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From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The slow weeks passed.
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From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She smiled and held droopingly out to me the most fragile thing in hands I have ever seen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first time they allowed me to visit her, I stood for a fraction of a second, almost in search of a human occupant of the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fog gave way to long rain and rain to a touch of frost and timid spring sunshine; and it was only then that Doria emerged from the Valley of the Shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The slow weeks passed.
