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THE BREAKING OF THE STORM. She looked at him and recoiled with a cry of dismay. He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off. "You have reason to fear me!" he said, in a hoarse, unnatural voice. "Wives have been murdered for less than this!"
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Wives have been murdered for less than this!"”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have reason to fear me!" he said, in a hoarse, unnatural voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She looked at him and recoiled with a cry of dismay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him 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 She looked at him and recoiled with a cry of dismay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked at him and recoiled with a cry of dismay.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at him and recoiled with a cry of dismay.
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From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Wives have been murdered for less than this!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
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From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
the two together, not just one
From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
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From this reading THE BREAKING OF THE STORM.
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From this reading She looked at him and recoiled with a cry of dismay.
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From this reading She looked at him and recoiled with a cry of dismay.
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From this reading "You have reason to fear me!" he said, in a hoarse, unnatural voice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Wives have been murdered for less than this!"
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From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have reason to fear me!" he said, in a hoarse, unnatural voice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at him and recoiled with a cry of dismay.
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From this reading "You have reason to fear me!" he said, in a hoarse, unnatural voice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have reason to fear me!" he said, in a hoarse, unnatural voice.
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From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
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From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
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From this reading "Wives have been murdered for less than this!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked at him and recoiled with a cry of dismay.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have reason to fear me!" he said, in a hoarse, unnatural voice.
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From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
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From this reading "Wives have been murdered for less than this!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BREAKING OF THE STORM.
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From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
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From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
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From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have reason to fear me!" he said, in a hoarse, unnatural voice.
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From this reading She looked at him and recoiled with a cry of dismay.
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From this reading "You have reason to fear me!" he said, in a hoarse, unnatural voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at him and recoiled with a cry of dismay.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
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From this reading THE BREAKING OF THE STORM.
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From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Wives have been murdered for less than this!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BREAKING OF THE STORM.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Wives have been murdered for less than this!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
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From this reading "You have reason to fear me!" he said, in a hoarse, unnatural voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood before her so ghastly, so awful, that with a blind, unthinking motion of intense terror she put out both hands as if to keep him off.
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From this reading "You have reason to fear me!" he said, in a hoarse, unnatural voice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked at him and recoiled with a cry of dismay.
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From this reading "Wives have been murdered for less than this!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have reason to fear me!" he said, in a hoarse, unnatural voice.
