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Chapter XXIII
Tavernake turned on the light. Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away. Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble. “Get some water and throw over her,” Pritchard ordered. Tavernake obeyed.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Get some water and throw over her,” Pritchard ordered.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble.”
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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 Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.
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From this reading Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.
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From this reading Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble.
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From this reading Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble.
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From this reading Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble.
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From this reading Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble.
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From this reading Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Get some water and throw over her,” Pritchard ordered.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.
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From this reading Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble.
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From this reading Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.
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From this reading Tavernake turned on the light.
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From this reading Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble.
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From this reading Tavernake obeyed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tavernake turned on the light.
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From this reading “Get some water and throw over her,” Pritchard ordered.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Get some water and throw over her,” Pritchard ordered.
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From this reading Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.
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From this reading Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.
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From this reading Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble.
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From this reading “Get some water and throw over her,” Pritchard ordered.
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From this reading Tavernake turned on the light.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tavernake turned on the light.
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From this reading “Get some water and throw over her,” Pritchard ordered.
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From this reading Tavernake turned on the light.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Elizabeth had fainted; she lay upon the floor, her face the color of marble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Get some water and throw over her,” Pritchard ordered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pritchard, with a quick leap forward, seized Wenham around the waist and dragged him away.
