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Chapter XXXVI
"IT IS THE TRUTH." Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms. He did not speak, but he glared at Ralph Duncombe in a kind of half-dazed fury. Lucy was the first to break the awful silence which followed Ralph's announcement. "Oh, no, no, it is not--it cannot be true!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.”
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading “Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lucy was the first to break the awful silence which followed Ralph's announcement.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Lucy was the first to break the awful silence which followed Ralph's announcement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not speak, but he glared at Ralph Duncombe in a kind of half-dazed fury.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.”
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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 Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
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From this reading Lucy was the first to break the awful silence which followed Ralph's announcement.
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From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
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From this reading Lucy was the first to break the awful silence which followed Ralph's announcement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, no, no, it is not--it cannot be true!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
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From this reading Lucy was the first to break the awful silence which followed Ralph's announcement.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not speak, but he glared at Ralph Duncombe in a kind of half-dazed fury.
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From this reading "Oh, no, no, it is not--it cannot be true!
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From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not speak, but he glared at Ralph Duncombe in a kind of half-dazed fury.
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From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
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From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
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From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
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From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
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From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy was the first to break the awful silence which followed Ralph's announcement.
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From this reading Lucy was the first to break the awful silence which followed Ralph's announcement.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
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From this reading He did not speak, but he glared at Ralph Duncombe in a kind of half-dazed fury.
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From this reading He did not speak, but he glared at Ralph Duncombe in a kind of half-dazed fury.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
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From this reading He did not speak, but he glared at Ralph Duncombe in a kind of half-dazed fury.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not speak, but he glared at Ralph Duncombe in a kind of half-dazed fury.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He did not speak, but he glared at Ralph Duncombe in a kind of half-dazed fury.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "IT IS THE TRUTH."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "IT IS THE TRUTH."
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From this reading He did not speak, but he glared at Ralph Duncombe in a kind of half-dazed fury.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
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From this reading Lucy was the first to break the awful silence which followed Ralph's announcement.
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From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no, no, it is not--it cannot be true!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not speak, but he glared at Ralph Duncombe in a kind of half-dazed fury.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did not speak, but he glared at Ralph Duncombe in a kind of half-dazed fury.
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From this reading "Oh, no, no, it is not--it cannot be true!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucy was the first to break the awful silence which followed Ralph's announcement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Lucy was the first to break the awful silence which followed Ralph's announcement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not speak, but he glared at Ralph Duncombe in a kind of half-dazed fury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "IT IS THE TRUTH."
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From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, no, no, it is not--it cannot be true!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "IT IS THE TRUTH."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucy was the first to break the awful silence which followed Ralph's announcement.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lucy was the first to break the awful silence which followed Ralph's announcement.
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From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leslie looked at Ralph Duncombe vacantly for a moment, as if she had failed to understand him; then the color began to ebb from her face and left it white, and she strove feebly to release herself from Yorke's enfolding arms.
