Chapter VI

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT DEAD OF NIGHT.

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From this reading W. J. BENNERS, JR.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading AT DEAD OF NIGHT.

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From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

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From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

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From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

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From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

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From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

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From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading W. J. BENNERS, JR.

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From this reading W. J. BENNERS, JR.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

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From this reading AT DEAD OF NIGHT.

not any; not one

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AT DEAD OF NIGHT.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading I gaze on her frozen face, Her mystical, sightless eyes.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading And now--even now--her grace The power of death defies.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading W. J. BENNERS, JR.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.

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From this reading Kathleen lay still and white under the starless sky, like one dead, and there was no one to come to her rescue, for the telegraph operator, busy at his instrument, dreamed not of her proximity, and at this hour of the night there were no loiterers about in the village.