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THE LADY OF WINDECK. As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure. He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him. Her blue, clear, glassy eyes were fixed upon him. Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Her blue, clear, glassy eyes were fixed upon him.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.”
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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 As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
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From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
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From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
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From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
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From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
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From this reading Her blue, clear, glassy eyes were fixed upon him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.
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From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her blue, clear, glassy eyes were fixed upon him.
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From this reading He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
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From this reading Her blue, clear, glassy eyes were fixed upon him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her blue, clear, glassy eyes were fixed upon him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
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From this reading Her blue, clear, glassy eyes were fixed upon him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her blue, clear, glassy eyes were fixed upon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
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From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.
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From this reading THE LADY OF WINDECK.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LADY OF WINDECK.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
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From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LADY OF WINDECK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her blue, clear, glassy eyes were fixed upon him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her blue, clear, glassy eyes were fixed upon him.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading He did not know whence she came: but there suddenly she stood close to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LADY OF WINDECK.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
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From this reading As the bell with iron tongue called midnight, Wolfgang the Archer, pacing on his watch, beheld before him a pale female figure.
but in spite of that
From this reading Her form was of faultless beauty; her face pale as the marble of the fairy statue, ere yet the sculptor's love had given it life.
