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"AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!" As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow. Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically: "It's all right, ma'am. We'll be there in a jiffy.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It's all right, ma'am.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:”
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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 As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
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From this reading "It's all right, ma'am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"
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From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
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From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We'll be there in a jiffy.
next to; at the side of
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
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From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
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From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
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From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
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From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
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From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
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From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
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From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
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From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We'll be there in a jiffy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
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From this reading "It's all right, ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'll be there in a jiffy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all right, ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's all right, ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"
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From this reading We'll be there in a jiffy.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
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From this reading "AND NEVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET!"
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From this reading We'll be there in a jiffy.
which person or people
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the cape-cart conveying Jasmine to the hospital moved away from the station, she settled down into the seat beside the driver with the helplessness of one who had received a numbing blow.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her body swayed as though she would faint, and her eyes closed, and stayed closed for so long a time, that Corporal Shorter, who drove the rough little pair of Argentines, said to her sympathetically:
