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“The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow. “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.” Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls. The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds. The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.””
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
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From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.
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From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
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From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
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From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
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From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
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From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
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From this reading Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
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From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
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From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
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From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
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From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
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From this reading Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
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From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
not any; not one
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
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From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
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From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The huge building itself seemed only a blacker shadow in the black scene.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.
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From this reading Malcolm paced up and down before the prison walls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was “blind with a double dark” of night and clouds.
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From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
at the time that
From this reading “The small hand that trembled, When last in my own, Lies patient and folded And colder than stone.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The doomed girl is silent, I watch with her now, And her pulse beats no quicker, Nor flushes her brow.
