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Chapter XIII
“You need not speak; just let him see you.” Violet nodded and followed Mrs. Quintard into the sick-room. The sight which met her eyes tried her young emotions deeply. Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control. Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““You need not speak; just let him see you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You need not speak; just let him see you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Violet nodded and followed Mrs. Quintard into the sick-room.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You need not speak; just let him see you.””
belonging to which person
From this reading “Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Violet nodded and followed Mrs. Quintard into the sick-room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
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From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
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From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
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From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
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From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
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From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
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From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
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From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
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From this reading The sight which met her eyes tried her young emotions deeply.
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From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
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From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
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From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
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From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
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From this reading The sight which met her eyes tried her young emotions deeply.
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From this reading The sight which met her eyes tried her young emotions deeply.
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From this reading Violet nodded and followed Mrs. Quintard into the sick-room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
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From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
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From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
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From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sight which met her eyes tried her young emotions deeply.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You need not speak; just let him see you.”
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From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Violet nodded and followed Mrs. Quintard into the sick-room.
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From this reading “You need not speak; just let him see you.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “You need not speak; just let him see you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight which met her eyes tried her young emotions deeply.
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From this reading Violet nodded and followed Mrs. Quintard into the sick-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You need not speak; just let him see you.”
not any; not one
From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Violet nodded and followed Mrs. Quintard into the sick-room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You need not speak; just let him see you.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
above and across; more than
From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet nodded and followed Mrs. Quintard into the sick-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You need not speak; just let him see you.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet nodded and followed Mrs. Quintard into the sick-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight which met her eyes tried her young emotions deeply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You need not speak; just let him see you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Violet nodded and followed Mrs. Quintard into the sick-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight which met her eyes tried her young emotions deeply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Violet nodded and followed Mrs. Quintard into the sick-room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sight which met her eyes tried her young emotions deeply.
belonging to which person
From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Clements’s soul was in that gaze; Clement halting at the brink of dissolution to sound the depths behind him for the hope which would make departure easy.
but in spite of that
From this reading Staring at her from the bed, she saw two piercing eyes over whose brilliance death as yet had gained no control.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You need not speak; just let him see you.”
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From this reading The sight which met her eyes tried her young emotions deeply.
