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Chapter XVI
All night long the wind blew wildly. It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force. The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment. To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed. It seemed to typify his immense strength, his power and madness.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All night long the wind blew wildly.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to typify his immense strength, his power and madness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All night long the wind blew wildly.”
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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 It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.
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From this reading All night long the wind blew wildly.
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From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
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From this reading All night long the wind blew wildly.
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From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
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From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
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From this reading It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.
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From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
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From this reading It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.
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From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
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From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to typify his immense strength, his power and madness.
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From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
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From this reading It seemed to typify his immense strength, his power and madness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
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From this reading It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.
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From this reading It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.
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From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All night long the wind blew wildly.
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From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
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From this reading It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.
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From this reading It seemed to typify his immense strength, his power and madness.
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From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
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From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
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From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
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From this reading All night long the wind blew wildly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
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From this reading It seemed to typify his immense strength, his power and madness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
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From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It seemed to typify his immense strength, his power and madness.
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From this reading It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All night long the wind blew wildly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
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From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to typify his immense strength, his power and madness.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To the girl, lying wide-eyed throughout the night, it seemed almost as if the voice of the wild wind had the triumphant, mocking tone of the man she loathed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All night long the wind blew wildly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All night long the wind blew wildly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house shock and rocked upon its foundations, the rattling windows and clattering doors ready to be burst open every moment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It raved like a live, mad thing, tearing across the country with tornado-like force.
