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Chapter XXXVIII
THE SOUL'S DANGER. How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told. When she came down those balcony steps she had left the world behind her. Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm. Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “When she came down those balcony steps she had left the world behind her.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she came down those balcony steps she had left the world behind her.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “When she came down those balcony steps she had left the world behind her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.”
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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 Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
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From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
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From this reading When she came down those balcony steps she had left the world behind her.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When she came down those balcony steps she had left the world behind her.
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From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
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From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
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From this reading Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
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From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
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From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
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From this reading THE SOUL'S DANGER.
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From this reading When she came down those balcony steps she had left the world behind her.
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From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
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From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
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From this reading Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
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From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she came down those balcony steps she had left the world behind her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
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From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she came down those balcony steps she had left the world behind her.
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From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
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From this reading Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
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From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she came down those balcony steps she had left the world behind her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
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From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
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From this reading Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
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From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
above and across; more than
From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
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From this reading Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
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From this reading THE SOUL'S DANGER.
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From this reading When she came down those balcony steps she had left the world behind her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOUL'S DANGER.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When she came down those balcony steps she had left the world behind her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now she stood among the rushes--clouds over her head, a great sea of inky waters weltering away from her feet--gloom and blackness everywhere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
at the time that
From this reading When she came down those balcony steps she had left the world behind her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Filled with an insane idea of self-martyrdom, she went onward and onward as rudderless boats reel through a storm.
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From this reading When she came down those balcony steps she had left the world behind her.
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From this reading How, and by what way, that poor young creature came out on the verge of the Black Lake she could not have told.
