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Chapter XVIII
THE MORTUARY CHAMBER. Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without. Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in. She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso. At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.”
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.”
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading “She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
next to; at the side of
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.
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From this reading THE MORTUARY CHAMBER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
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From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
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From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
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From this reading Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.
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From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.
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From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.
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From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
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From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
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From this reading Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
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From this reading THE MORTUARY CHAMBER.
made a gesture telling someone to move or come closer
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
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From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
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From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Marion and Tetrik followed her in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MORTUARY CHAMBER.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
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From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
in or at the place that
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
which person or people
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the sight of my wife, lying dead upon the floor, I fell upon my knees sobbing beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She motioned to them to remain outside of the death room, where she wished to be left alone with me and Sampso.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Victoria entered the house amidst the religious silence of the soldiers who stood grouped without.
