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Chapter XVI
He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision. "I'm not going." He looked anxiously at her. The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair. "You don't look well," he murmured in distress.
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extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading “"You don't look well," he murmured in distress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You don't look well," he murmured in distress.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked anxiously at her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You don't look well," he murmured in distress.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
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From this reading He looked anxiously at her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked anxiously at her.
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From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
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From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
extreme sadness or suffering
From this reading "You don't look well," he murmured in distress.
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From this reading "You don't look well," he murmured in distress.
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From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
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From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
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From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
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From this reading "I'm not going."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
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From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
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From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
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From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
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From this reading "I'm not going."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
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From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You don't look well," he murmured in distress.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked anxiously at her.
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From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't look well," he murmured in distress.
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From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not going."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
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From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
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From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
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From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
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From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
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From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
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From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
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From this reading "You don't look well," he murmured in distress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't look well," he murmured in distress.
