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Chapter XI
Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall. Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly. I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth. But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred. She was very pretty.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth.”
great delight or happiness
From this reading “Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
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From this reading But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.
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From this reading Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth.
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From this reading I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth.
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From this reading But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
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From this reading Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.
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From this reading I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth.
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From this reading But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.
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From this reading Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.
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From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
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From this reading Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth.
great delight or happiness
From this reading Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.
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From this reading I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth.
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From this reading I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.
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From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.
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From this reading She was very pretty.
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From this reading I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as if to drive away my gloom, she soon dashed into the room, fully booted and spurred.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Shrieks of glee came through the open door, beat against my ears—distressingly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I seemed to hear the bones of some ghastly _danse maccabre_, rattling behind her mirth.
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From this reading Nina seemed surprised at his scruples, but, gathering up the garments, followed him docilely down the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was very pretty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was very pretty.
