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Chapter IV
Come hither,' said he to me. 'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth. Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off. What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night? It is--it is.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come hither,' said he to me.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.”
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading “Come hither,' said he to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.”
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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 'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.
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From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
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From this reading Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come hither,' said he to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading 'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Come hither,' said he to me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading Come hither,' said he to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
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From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come hither,' said he to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.
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From this reading Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
not any; not one
From this reading Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.
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From this reading Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.
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From this reading Come hither,' said he to me.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading 'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell my sister--no, my senses swim--Susan is near me--fury in her eyes--avenging fury--keep her off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There is a dark, dreadful secret on my mind--it must forth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come hither,' said he to me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is this white mass in my arms? what do I hold? is it the corpse by my side, as it lay that long, long night?
