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Chapter XXI
She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack. "I hid it. And he cried, Nina, he cried." Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity. "I can't think how I did it.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he cried, Nina, he cried."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I can't think how I did it.”
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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 stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
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From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he cried, Nina, he cried."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
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From this reading "I can't think how I did it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he cried, Nina, he cried."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I can't think how I did it.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
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From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he cried, Nina, he cried."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
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From this reading "I hid it.
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From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
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From this reading "I can't think how I did it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hid it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I hid it.
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From this reading And he cried, Nina, he cried."
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From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
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From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her sad eyes fastened on Nina's; they clung, straining at the hope they saw in Nina's pity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can't think how I did it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
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From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
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From this reading She stared, agonized, as if her words were being wrenched from her with each turn of a rack.
