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Chapter XXVII
She waited. The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed. But she did not fire blindly, for she knew she must kill John Graham. The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go. She did not know she was sobbing as she looked over the rifle barrel.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she did not fire blindly, for she knew she must kill John Graham.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not know she was sobbing as she looked over the rifle barrel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not know she was sobbing as she looked over the rifle barrel.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But she did not fire blindly, for she knew she must kill John Graham.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She did not know she was sobbing as she looked over the rifle barrel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.”
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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 ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
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From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
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From this reading She did not know she was sobbing as she looked over the rifle barrel.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
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From this reading But she did not fire blindly, for she knew she must kill John Graham.
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From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not fire blindly, for she knew she must kill John Graham.
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From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
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From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not fire blindly, for she knew she must kill John Graham.
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From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
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From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
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From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
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From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
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From this reading But she did not fire blindly, for she knew she must kill John Graham.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But she did not fire blindly, for she knew she must kill John Graham.
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From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
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From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
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From this reading But she did not fire blindly, for she knew she must kill John Graham.
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From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
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From this reading But she did not fire blindly, for she knew she must kill John Graham.
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From this reading But she did not fire blindly, for she knew she must kill John Graham.
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From this reading But she did not fire blindly, for she knew she must kill John Graham.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not know she was sobbing as she looked over the rifle barrel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not know she was sobbing as she looked over the rifle barrel.
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From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
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From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But she did not fire blindly, for she knew she must kill John Graham.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she did not fire blindly, for she knew she must kill John Graham.
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From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
above and across; more than
From this reading She did not know she was sobbing as she looked over the rifle barrel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not know she was sobbing as she looked over the rifle barrel.
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From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She waited.
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From this reading She did not know she was sobbing as she looked over the rifle barrel.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
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From this reading She waited.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The troublesome thing was a strange film that persisted in gathering before her eyes, something she tried to brush away, but which obstinately refused to go.
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From this reading The ferocity of a mother defending her young filled her soul, and she moaned in her grief and despair as the seconds passed.
