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Chapter XIII
The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee. She leaned over him and pressed her lips softly and lingeringly to his hair. “Come, let us go,” she said, almost in a whisper. She caught her breath in a half-sob, then tightened her lips as she rose. His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come, let us go,” she said, almost in a whisper.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Come, let us go,” she said, almost in a whisper.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She leaned over him and pressed her lips softly and lingeringly to his hair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.”
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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 The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
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From this reading “Come, let us go,” she said, almost in a whisper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She caught her breath in a half-sob, then tightened her lips as she rose.
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From this reading She caught her breath in a half-sob, then tightened her lips as she rose.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.
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From this reading She caught her breath in a half-sob, then tightened her lips as she rose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come, let us go,” she said, almost in a whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
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From this reading His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
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From this reading His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.
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From this reading “Come, let us go,” she said, almost in a whisper.
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From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.
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From this reading She leaned over him and pressed her lips softly and lingeringly to his hair.
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From this reading She caught her breath in a half-sob, then tightened her lips as she rose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.
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From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She leaned over him and pressed her lips softly and lingeringly to his hair.
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From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come, let us go,” she said, almost in a whisper.
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From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
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From this reading She leaned over him and pressed her lips softly and lingeringly to his hair.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Come, let us go,” she said, almost in a whisper.
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From this reading She leaned over him and pressed her lips softly and lingeringly to his hair.
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From this reading She leaned over him and pressed her lips softly and lingeringly to his hair.
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From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
above and across; more than
From this reading She leaned over him and pressed her lips softly and lingeringly to his hair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned over him and pressed her lips softly and lingeringly to his hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She caught her breath in a half-sob, then tightened her lips as she rose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, let us go,” she said, almost in a whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She leaned over him and pressed her lips softly and lingeringly to his hair.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned over him and pressed her lips softly and lingeringly to his hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
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From this reading She caught her breath in a half-sob, then tightened her lips as she rose.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She caught her breath in a half-sob, then tightened her lips as she rose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She leaned over him and pressed her lips softly and lingeringly to his hair.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come, let us go,” she said, almost in a whisper.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.
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From this reading “Come, let us go,” she said, almost in a whisper.
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From this reading His face was white to ghastliness, so shaken was he by the struggle through which he had passed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man sank forward from the hips, relaxing entirely, and with a groan dropped his head on her knee.
