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Chapter XIV
Virginia nodded mutely and then continued her recital. Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away. With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles. "You say he locked you in his _bedroom_!" she said, in a rasping whisper. "_Locked_ you—actually _locked_ you in!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Virginia nodded mutely and then continued her recital.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Virginia nodded mutely and then continued her recital.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.”
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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 Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
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From this reading "_Locked_ you—actually _locked_ you in!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Virginia nodded mutely and then continued her recital.
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From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
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From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
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From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
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From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
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From this reading "You say he locked you in his _bedroom_!" she said, in a rasping whisper.
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From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
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From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
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From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
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From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Virginia nodded mutely and then continued her recital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
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From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
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From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
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From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You say he locked you in his _bedroom_!" she said, in a rasping whisper.
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From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Virginia nodded mutely and then continued her recital.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "You say he locked you in his _bedroom_!" she said, in a rasping whisper.
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From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You say he locked you in his _bedroom_!" she said, in a rasping whisper.
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From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
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From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You say he locked you in his _bedroom_!" she said, in a rasping whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Virginia nodded mutely and then continued her recital.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Virginia nodded mutely and then continued her recital.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You say he locked you in his _bedroom_!" she said, in a rasping whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Virginia nodded mutely and then continued her recital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You say he locked you in his _bedroom_!" she said, in a rasping whisper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You say he locked you in his _bedroom_!" she said, in a rasping whisper.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
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From this reading Virginia nodded mutely and then continued her recital.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Jane Hemingway’s knees bent under her as she stood holding to the bedpost, and she slowly sank to the floor a few feet away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Virginia nodded mutely and then continued her recital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You say he locked you in his _bedroom_!" she said, in a rasping whisper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a low, moaning sound like a suffering dumb brute, she crawled on her hands and knees to her daughter and mutely clutched the girl’s cold, bare ankles.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You say he locked you in his _bedroom_!" she said, in a rasping whisper.
