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Chapter XIII
Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom. Everything was very still. No sound came to her ears save the restless beat of the waves upon the shore. She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain. She was tired and depressed.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything was very still.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “No sound came to her ears save the restless beat of the waves upon the shore.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Everything was very still.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “No sound came to her ears save the restless beat of the waves upon the shore.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
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From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
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From this reading No sound came to her ears save the restless beat of the waves upon the shore.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No sound came to her ears save the restless beat of the waves upon the shore.
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From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
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From this reading She was tired and depressed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No sound came to her ears save the restless beat of the waves upon the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was very still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
not any; not one
From this reading No sound came to her ears save the restless beat of the waves upon the shore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No sound came to her ears save the restless beat of the waves upon the shore.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
except for; apart from
From this reading No sound came to her ears save the restless beat of the waves upon the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She leaned forward with her arms folded on the veranda rail, and her chin in the hollow of one pink palm, gazing directly forward with dark eyes full of heavy sadness and pain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No sound came to her ears save the restless beat of the waves upon the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No sound came to her ears save the restless beat of the waves upon the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was very still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was tired and depressed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No sound came to her ears save the restless beat of the waves upon the shore.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No sound came to her ears save the restless beat of the waves upon the shore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everything was very still.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything was very still.
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From this reading No sound came to her ears save the restless beat of the waves upon the shore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom.
