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The Destroying Angel
The Destroying Angel

Chapter I

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See http://www.
With Four Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller Published, October, 1912.
Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.
The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.
You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"
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The Destroying Angel

Chapter I

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
See http://www.
Line 2
With Four Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller Published, October, 1912.
Line 3
Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.
Line 4
The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.
Line 5
You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Beneath preposition US /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.”

All words in this reading · 52

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1912

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From this reading With Four Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller Published, October, 1912.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"

Arthur

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From this reading With Four Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller Published, October, 1912.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading With Four Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller Published, October, 1912.

dilating

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From this reading Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.

dropped

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From this reading Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.

eyes

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From this reading Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.

faltered

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From this reading The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.

fastened

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From this reading Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.

feet

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From this reading The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.

felt

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From this reading The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"

Four

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HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.

hope

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From this reading You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"

http

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From this reading See http://www.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading With Four Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller Published, October, 1912.

I'm

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From this reading You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"

Illustrations

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"

jaw

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From this reading Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.

Keller

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From this reading With Four Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller Published, October, 1912.

land

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From this reading The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.

love

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From this reading The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.

mad

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From this reading You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.

October

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From this reading With Four Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller Published, October, 1912.

perceptibly

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From this reading The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.

pity

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From this reading Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.

Published

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From this reading With Four Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller Published, October, 1912.

scene

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From this reading The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.

See

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From this reading See http://www.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.

Then

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From this reading You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"

there's

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From this reading You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You are mad to think it" "Then I'm to understand there's no hope for me?"

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.

Whitaker

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From this reading The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.

Whitaker's

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From this reading Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.

widened

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From this reading Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With Four Illustrations by Arthur I. Keller Published, October, 1912.

wonder

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From this reading Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity Her eyes fastened dilating, upon his.

www

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From this reading See http://www.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The scene faltered perceptibly Whitaker felt land beneath his feet "I do not love you.