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Chapter V
THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow. 'My fairest! Let me but touch your hand. Lay it for a moment in mine--a pledge for ever!' 'You do not fear to love me, O lord of my life?'
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lay it for a moment in mine--a pledge for ever!'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me but touch your hand.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me but touch your hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'You do not fear to love me, O lord of my life?'”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Lay it for a moment in mine--a pledge for ever!'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.”
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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 THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Let me but touch your hand.
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'You do not fear to love me, O lord of my life?'
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lay it for a moment in mine--a pledge for ever!'
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
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From this reading 'My fairest!
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From this reading 'You do not fear to love me, O lord of my life?'
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lay it for a moment in mine--a pledge for ever!'
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
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From this reading Let me but touch your hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
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From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lay it for a moment in mine--a pledge for ever!'
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From this reading Lay it for a moment in mine--a pledge for ever!'
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me but touch your hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You do not fear to love me, O lord of my life?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You do not fear to love me, O lord of my life?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You do not fear to love me, O lord of my life?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me but touch your hand.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Lay it for a moment in mine--a pledge for ever!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lay it for a moment in mine--a pledge for ever!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My fairest!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'You do not fear to love me, O lord of my life?'
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From this reading 'You do not fear to love me, O lord of my life?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'You do not fear to love me, O lord of my life?'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lay it for a moment in mine--a pledge for ever!'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let me but touch your hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EMPEROR'S COMMAND His voice made tremulous music, inaudible a few paces away; his breath was on her cheek; his eyes, as she gazed into them, seemed to envelop her in their glow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You do not fear to love me, O lord of my life?'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Let me but touch your hand.
