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Chapter XVIII
MURDER. "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death." SIEGE OF CORINTH. "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance." DUKE OF GUISE.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."”
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading “"But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
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From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
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From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
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From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
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From this reading SIEGE OF CORINTH.
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From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
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From this reading DUKE OF GUISE.
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From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
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From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
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From this reading DUKE OF GUISE.
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From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
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From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
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From this reading MURDER.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
not any; not one
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SIEGE OF CORINTH.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
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From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIEGE OF CORINTH.
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From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
a sudden deep breath caused by emotion
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
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From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
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From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
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From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
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From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
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From this reading "My brain runs this way and that way; 'twill not fix On aught but vengeance."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
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From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But in his pulse there was no throb, Nor on his lips one dying sob; Sigh, nor word, nor struggling breath Heralded his way to death."
