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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
according
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But all was silence, save that monotonous clapper, which seemed to beat against her heart like a rhythmic knell of death.
alive
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
all
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From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
away
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
balmy
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
bearing
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
beat
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From this reading But all was silence, save that monotonous clapper, which seemed to beat against her heart like a rhythmic knell of death.
boat
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all was silence, save that monotonous clapper, which seemed to beat against her heart like a rhythmic knell of death.
catch
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
clapper
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From this reading The rhythmic clapper of oars roused Marguerite from this trance-like swoon.
concocted
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
conscious
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
dark
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
death
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From this reading But all was silence, save that monotonous clapper, which seemed to beat against her heart like a rhythmic knell of death.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
ears
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
echo
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
eyes
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
failed
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
fatigue
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From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
feet
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From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
final
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
flash
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From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
France
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The rhythmic clapper of oars roused Marguerite from this trance-like swoon.
fully
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
glean
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
gone
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From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
heart
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From this reading But all was silence, save that monotonous clapper, which seemed to beat against her heart like a rhythmic knell of death.
heaven
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
hell
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
hoping
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
kiss
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
knell
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From this reading But all was silence, save that monotonous clapper, which seemed to beat against her heart like a rhythmic knell of death.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
like
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From this reading But all was silence, save that monotonous clapper, which seemed to beat against her heart like a rhythmic knell of death.
lingering
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
machination
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
Marguerite
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From this reading The rhythmic clapper of oars roused Marguerite from this trance-like swoon.
moment
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From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
monotonous
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From this reading But all was silence, save that monotonous clapper, which seemed to beat against her heart like a rhythmic knell of death.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
night
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
now
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
numbness
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From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
oars
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From this reading The rhythmic clapper of oars roused Marguerite from this trance-like swoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rhythmic clapper of oars roused Marguerite from this trance-like swoon.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
probability
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
return
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
rhythmic
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From this reading The rhythmic clapper of oars roused Marguerite from this trance-like swoon.
roused
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From this reading The rhythmic clapper of oars roused Marguerite from this trance-like swoon.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading But all was silence, save that monotonous clapper, which seemed to beat against her heart like a rhythmic knell of death.
savour
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all was silence, save that monotonous clapper, which seemed to beat against her heart like a rhythmic knell of death.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
sight
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading But all was silence, save that monotonous clapper, which seemed to beat against her heart like a rhythmic knell of death.
singularly
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
soul
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From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
spoke
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
starlit
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
strain
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
strained
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
swiftly
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
swoon
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From this reading The rhythmic clapper of oars roused Marguerite from this trance-like swoon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rhythmic clapper of oars roused Marguerite from this trance-like swoon.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The rhythmic clapper of oars roused Marguerite from this trance-like swoon.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
trance-like
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From this reading The rhythmic clapper of oars roused Marguerite from this trance-like swoon.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
vaguely
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
vainly
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
vanished
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From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
voice
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From this reading Though the night was starlit and balmy it was singularly dark, and vainly did Marguerite strain her eyes to catch sight of that boat which was bearing him away so swiftly now: she strained her ears, vaguely hoping to catch one last, lingering echo of his voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In a moment she was on her feet, all her fatigue gone, her numbness of soul and body vanished as in a flash.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
words
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From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was fully conscious now! conscious that he had gone! that according to every probability under heaven and every machination concocted in hell, he would never return from France alive, and that she had failed to hear the last words which he spoke to her, had failed to glean his last look or to savour his final kiss.
