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Chapter XXIII
KISMET! Words cannot paint the nauseating horror of that moment. Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp.... Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape. It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.”
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....”
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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 Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape.
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From this reading Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
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From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
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From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading Words cannot paint the nauseating horror of that moment.
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From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
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From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Words cannot paint the nauseating horror of that moment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading KISMET!
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From this reading Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape.
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From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading Words cannot paint the nauseating horror of that moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
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From this reading Words cannot paint the nauseating horror of that moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Words cannot paint the nauseating horror of that moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Words cannot paint the nauseating horror of that moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Words cannot paint the nauseating horror of that moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Words cannot paint the nauseating horror of that moment.
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From this reading Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was coiled with head raised, ready to strike, and I saw that one side of its hood had been shot away.
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From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three shafts of lights swept across the floor, and almost at once picked up that horrid shape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fear--cold, abject, awful fear--ran through my veins like a drug; my face was clammy with the sweat of utter terror; my hands clutched wildly at some drapery, which tore from its fastenings and came down in my grasp....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Words cannot paint the nauseating horror of that moment.
