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Chapter VIII
Her fingers clutched at the tawdry mercerised silk of her blouse. There was a rip, and her arms and throat were free. She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender.... These also.... She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “There was a rip, and her arms and throat were free.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These also....”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “There was a rip, and her arms and throat were free.”
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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 There was a rip, and her arms and throat were free.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
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From this reading These also....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a rip, and her arms and throat were free.
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From this reading There was a rip, and her arms and throat were free.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her fingers clutched at the tawdry mercerised silk of her blouse.
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From this reading She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....
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From this reading Her fingers clutched at the tawdry mercerised silk of her blouse.
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From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
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From this reading Her fingers clutched at the tawdry mercerised silk of her blouse.
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From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
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From this reading She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
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From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
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From this reading Her fingers clutched at the tawdry mercerised silk of her blouse.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading There was a rip, and her arms and throat were free.
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From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her fingers clutched at the tawdry mercerised silk of her blouse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....
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From this reading She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....
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From this reading She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....
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From this reading She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....
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From this reading She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....
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From this reading Her fingers clutched at the tawdry mercerised silk of her blouse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her fingers clutched at the tawdry mercerised silk of her blouse.
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From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
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From this reading There was a rip, and her arms and throat were free.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
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From this reading Her fingers clutched at the tawdry mercerised silk of her blouse.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
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From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
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From this reading Her fingers clutched at the tawdry mercerised silk of her blouse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her fingers clutched at the tawdry mercerised silk of her blouse.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....
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From this reading There was a rip, and her arms and throat were free.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These also....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading There was a rip, and her arms and throat were free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She tore at them, and kicked them as they lay about her feet as leaves lie about the trunk of a tree in autumn....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a rip, and her arms and throat were free.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was a rip, and her arms and throat were free.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She panted as she tugged at something that gave with a short "click-click," as of steel fastenings; something fell against the fender....
