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Chapter XIV
BITTERNESS "Dead!" Christine echoed Jimmy's hoarse word in a dull voice, not understanding. "Dead!" she said again blankly. He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands. There was a moment of absolute silence.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dead!" she said again blankly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BITTERNESS "Dead!"”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a moment of absolute silence.”
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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 Christine echoed Jimmy's hoarse word in a dull voice, not understanding.
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From this reading There was a moment of absolute silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dead!" she said again blankly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.
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From this reading He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.
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From this reading BITTERNESS "Dead!"
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From this reading "Dead!" she said again blankly.
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From this reading He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.
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From this reading Christine echoed Jimmy's hoarse word in a dull voice, not understanding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BITTERNESS "Dead!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.
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From this reading He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.
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From this reading Christine echoed Jimmy's hoarse word in a dull voice, not understanding.
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From this reading Christine echoed Jimmy's hoarse word in a dull voice, not understanding.
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From this reading He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.
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From this reading He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.
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From this reading Christine echoed Jimmy's hoarse word in a dull voice, not understanding.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Christine echoed Jimmy's hoarse word in a dull voice, not understanding.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.
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From this reading Christine echoed Jimmy's hoarse word in a dull voice, not understanding.
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From this reading There was a moment of absolute silence.
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From this reading He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Christine echoed Jimmy's hoarse word in a dull voice, not understanding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a moment of absolute silence.
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From this reading "Dead!" she said again blankly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dead!" she said again blankly.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment of absolute silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He moved away from the door; he dropped into a chair and hid his face in his hands.
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From this reading There was a moment of absolute silence.
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From this reading Christine echoed Jimmy's hoarse word in a dull voice, not understanding.
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From this reading Christine echoed Jimmy's hoarse word in a dull voice, not understanding.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment of absolute silence.
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From this reading Christine echoed Jimmy's hoarse word in a dull voice, not understanding.
