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“He is gone! But, oh dear, he may be too late--too late.... Maybe not--maybe there is still time.” She rose and stood thinking, nervously clasping and unclasping her hands. A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She rose and stood thinking, nervously clasping and unclasping her hands.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “But, oh dear, he may be too late--too late....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maybe not--maybe there is still time.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She rose and stood thinking, nervously clasping and unclasping her hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She rose and stood thinking, nervously clasping and unclasping her hands.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maybe not--maybe there is still time.””
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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 A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose and stood thinking, nervously clasping and unclasping her hands.
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From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, oh dear, he may be too late--too late....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, oh dear, he may be too late--too late....
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From this reading She rose and stood thinking, nervously clasping and unclasping her hands.
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From this reading But, oh dear, he may be too late--too late....
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From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
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From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
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From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
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From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
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From this reading “He is gone!
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She rose and stood thinking, nervously clasping and unclasping her hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is gone!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose and stood thinking, nervously clasping and unclasping her hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is gone!
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From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
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From this reading But, oh dear, he may be too late--too late....
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But, oh dear, he may be too late--too late....
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From this reading Maybe not--maybe there is still time.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
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From this reading She rose and stood thinking, nervously clasping and unclasping her hands.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Maybe not--maybe there is still time.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
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From this reading But, oh dear, he may be too late--too late....
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From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
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From this reading She rose and stood thinking, nervously clasping and unclasping her hands.
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From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose and stood thinking, nervously clasping and unclasping her hands.
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From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
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From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
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From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maybe not--maybe there is still time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rose and stood thinking, nervously clasping and unclasping her hands.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
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From this reading Maybe not--maybe there is still time.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rose and stood thinking, nervously clasping and unclasping her hands.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maybe not--maybe there is still time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A slight shudder shook her frame, and she said, out of a dry throat, “God forgive me--it’s awful to think such things--but....
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From this reading But, oh dear, he may be too late--too late....
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From this reading She rose and stood thinking, nervously clasping and unclasping her hands.
