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Chapter XXV
SANCTUARY “Child,” demanded Haward, “why did you frighten me so?” He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow. Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight. “Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?” Haward’s voice trembled with the delight of his ended quest.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?””
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading “SANCTUARY “Child,” demanded Haward, “why did you frighten me so?””
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?””
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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 Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
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From this reading SANCTUARY “Child,” demanded Haward, “why did you frighten me so?”
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From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
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From this reading Haward’s voice trembled with the delight of his ended quest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SANCTUARY “Child,” demanded Haward, “why did you frighten me so?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading SANCTUARY “Child,” demanded Haward, “why did you frighten me so?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haward’s voice trembled with the delight of his ended quest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
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From this reading Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?”
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From this reading SANCTUARY “Child,” demanded Haward, “why did you frighten me so?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
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From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SANCTUARY “Child,” demanded Haward, “why did you frighten me so?”
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From this reading Haward’s voice trembled with the delight of his ended quest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
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From this reading Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
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From this reading Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?”
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From this reading “Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SANCTUARY “Child,” demanded Haward, “why did you frighten me so?”
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From this reading “Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haward’s voice trembled with the delight of his ended quest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading SANCTUARY “Child,” demanded Haward, “why did you frighten me so?”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SANCTUARY “Child,” demanded Haward, “why did you frighten me so?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took her hands from her face, and drew her from the shadow of the curtain into the evening glow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haward’s voice trembled with the delight of his ended quest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Haward’s voice trembled with the delight of his ended quest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SANCTUARY “Child,” demanded Haward, “why did you frighten me so?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her hands lay passive in his; her eyes held the despair of a runner spent and fallen, with the goal just in sight.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would have had me go again to the mountains for you, little maid?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SANCTUARY “Child,” demanded Haward, “why did you frighten me so?”
