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Chapter XIV
IN THE CORRIDOR. Silence! The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues. Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together. No sound to break the silence, only the distant ripple of the shining river gliding on in the moonlight.
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not friendly or close
From this reading “No sound to break the silence, only the distant ripple of the shining river gliding on in the moonlight.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Silence!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.”
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From this reading The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.
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From this reading No sound to break the silence, only the distant ripple of the shining river gliding on in the moonlight.
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From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
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From this reading IN THE CORRIDOR.
not friendly or close
From this reading No sound to break the silence, only the distant ripple of the shining river gliding on in the moonlight.
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From this reading The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.
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From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
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From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
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From this reading The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.
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From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
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From this reading No sound to break the silence, only the distant ripple of the shining river gliding on in the moonlight.
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From this reading The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.
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From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
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From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE CORRIDOR.
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From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
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From this reading The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.
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From this reading The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.
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From this reading The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.
not any; not one
From this reading No sound to break the silence, only the distant ripple of the shining river gliding on in the moonlight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No sound to break the silence, only the distant ripple of the shining river gliding on in the moonlight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No sound to break the silence, only the distant ripple of the shining river gliding on in the moonlight.
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From this reading No sound to break the silence, only the distant ripple of the shining river gliding on in the moonlight.
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From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
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From this reading No sound to break the silence, only the distant ripple of the shining river gliding on in the moonlight.
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From this reading No sound to break the silence, only the distant ripple of the shining river gliding on in the moonlight.
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From this reading No sound to break the silence, only the distant ripple of the shining river gliding on in the moonlight.
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From this reading The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence!
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From this reading No sound to break the silence, only the distant ripple of the shining river gliding on in the moonlight.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.
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From this reading The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE CORRIDOR.
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From this reading The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.
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From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No sound to break the silence, only the distant ripple of the shining river gliding on in the moonlight.
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From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
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From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
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From this reading The moonlight, glinting down through the magnolia boughs, showed two still figures standing there like statues.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
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From this reading Jessie’s eyes were fixed upon the ground; her graceful figure trembled perceptibly; her two white hands were clasped tightly together.
