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Chapter VI
‘Are you living,’ he repeated, ‘or--or--dead?’ In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling. Men who are given to drinking are always terribly afraid of the supernatural. ‘Don’t alarm yourself,’ replied Nell scornfully, ‘I am alive.’ ‘_Alive!_ Then Lady Ilfracombe was correct when she assured me she had met you.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Are you living,’ he repeated, ‘or--or--dead?’”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Are you living,’ he repeated, ‘or--or--dead?’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Don’t alarm yourself,’ replied Nell scornfully, ‘I am alive.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “‘Don’t alarm yourself,’ replied Nell scornfully, ‘I am alive.’”
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From this reading Men who are given to drinking are always terribly afraid of the supernatural.
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From this reading ‘Don’t alarm yourself,’ replied Nell scornfully, ‘I am alive.’
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From this reading ‘Don’t alarm yourself,’ replied Nell scornfully, ‘I am alive.’
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From this reading Men who are given to drinking are always terribly afraid of the supernatural.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘Don’t alarm yourself,’ replied Nell scornfully, ‘I am alive.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘Are you living,’ he repeated, ‘or--or--dead?’
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From this reading ‘_Alive!_ Then Lady Ilfracombe was correct when she assured me she had met you.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘_Alive!_ Then Lady Ilfracombe was correct when she assured me she had met you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Are you living,’ he repeated, ‘or--or--dead?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Don’t alarm yourself,’ replied Nell scornfully, ‘I am alive.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men who are given to drinking are always terribly afraid of the supernatural.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
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From this reading Men who are given to drinking are always terribly afraid of the supernatural.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Are you living,’ he repeated, ‘or--or--dead?’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Don’t alarm yourself,’ replied Nell scornfully, ‘I am alive.’
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From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
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From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Are you living,’ he repeated, ‘or--or--dead?’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘_Alive!_ Then Lady Ilfracombe was correct when she assured me she had met you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men who are given to drinking are always terribly afraid of the supernatural.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘_Alive!_ Then Lady Ilfracombe was correct when she assured me she had met you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Don’t alarm yourself,’ replied Nell scornfully, ‘I am alive.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘Are you living,’ he repeated, ‘or--or--dead?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Are you living,’ he repeated, ‘or--or--dead?’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Don’t alarm yourself,’ replied Nell scornfully, ‘I am alive.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Don’t alarm yourself,’ replied Nell scornfully, ‘I am alive.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men who are given to drinking are always terribly afraid of the supernatural.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Men who are given to drinking are always terribly afraid of the supernatural.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘_Alive!_ Then Lady Ilfracombe was correct when she assured me she had met you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘_Alive!_ Then Lady Ilfracombe was correct when she assured me she had met you.
at the time that
From this reading ‘_Alive!_ Then Lady Ilfracombe was correct when she assured me she had met you.
which person or people
From this reading Men who are given to drinking are always terribly afraid of the supernatural.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the excitement of his subsequent conversation with Lady Ilfracombe he had forgotten the suspicions she had communicated to him with regard to this woman, and now stood before her, dazed and trembling.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Are you living,’ he repeated, ‘or--or--dead?’
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘Don’t alarm yourself,’ replied Nell scornfully, ‘I am alive.’
