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Chapter X
REAPING THE WHIRLWIND. Toward midnight Muriel began to doze lightly from pure fatigue. "Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper. "Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters." And Mali slipped a pillow of mulberry paper under her mistress's head, and laid it on her own lap, and bent down to watch her.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Toward midnight Muriel began to doze lightly from pure fatigue.”
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading “"Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."”
in the direction of
From this reading “Toward midnight Muriel began to doze lightly from pure fatigue.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."”
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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 "Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Toward midnight Muriel began to doze lightly from pure fatigue.
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From this reading And Mali slipped a pillow of mulberry paper under her mistress's head, and laid it on her own lap, and bent down to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading "Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."
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From this reading And Mali slipped a pillow of mulberry paper under her mistress's head, and laid it on her own lap, and bent down to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Toward midnight Muriel began to doze lightly from pure fatigue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Toward midnight Muriel began to doze lightly from pure fatigue.
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From this reading "Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Toward midnight Muriel began to doze lightly from pure fatigue.
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From this reading "Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."
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From this reading And Mali slipped a pillow of mulberry paper under her mistress's head, and laid it on her own lap, and bent down to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mali slipped a pillow of mulberry paper under her mistress's head, and laid it on her own lap, and bent down to watch her.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Toward midnight Muriel began to doze lightly from pure fatigue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mali slipped a pillow of mulberry paper under her mistress's head, and laid it on her own lap, and bent down to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Toward midnight Muriel began to doze lightly from pure fatigue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mali slipped a pillow of mulberry paper under her mistress's head, and laid it on her own lap, and bent down to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mali slipped a pillow of mulberry paper under her mistress's head, and laid it on her own lap, and bent down to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Toward midnight Muriel began to doze lightly from pure fatigue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Mali slipped a pillow of mulberry paper under her mistress's head, and laid it on her own lap, and bent down to watch her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And Mali slipped a pillow of mulberry paper under her mistress's head, and laid it on her own lap, and bent down to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mali slipped a pillow of mulberry paper under her mistress's head, and laid it on her own lap, and bent down to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Toward midnight Muriel began to doze lightly from pure fatigue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REAPING THE WHIRLWIND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mali slipped a pillow of mulberry paper under her mistress's head, and laid it on her own lap, and bent down to watch her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REAPING THE WHIRLWIND.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Toward midnight Muriel began to doze lightly from pure fatigue.
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From this reading "Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."
in the direction of
From this reading Toward midnight Muriel began to doze lightly from pure fatigue.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mali slipped a pillow of mulberry paper under her mistress's head, and laid it on her own lap, and bent down to watch her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REAPING THE WHIRLWIND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Put a pillow under her head, and let her sleep," Felix said in a whisper.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Poor child, it would be cruel to send her alone to-night into her own quarters."
