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Chapter XXV
THE MAN AND THE COWARD. The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned. Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face. As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart. Then he turned his eyes upon the cowering Bradstone.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Then he turned his eyes upon the cowering Bradstone.”
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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 As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.
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From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAN AND THE COWARD.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
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From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
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From this reading Then he turned his eyes upon the cowering Bradstone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.
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From this reading THE MAN AND THE COWARD.
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From this reading Then he turned his eyes upon the cowering Bradstone.
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From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
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From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
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From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
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From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
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From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
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From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
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From this reading As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.
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From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
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From this reading As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.
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From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
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From this reading As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
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From this reading As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
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From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
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From this reading THE MAN AND THE COWARD.
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From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.
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From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
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From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
above and across; more than
From this reading As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.
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From this reading As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Faradeane flung himself down on one knee beside the prostrate form, and raising her head, looked into her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he recognized her, he gave a start of surprise, but instantly placed his hand over her heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN AND THE COWARD.
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From this reading Then he turned his eyes upon the cowering Bradstone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
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From this reading Then he turned his eyes upon the cowering Bradstone.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then he turned his eyes upon the cowering Bradstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The miserable wretch shrank back, putting out his hands as if to ward off the stern, accusing eyes, and groaned.
