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Chapter XXXIX
Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side. "Save me, Pluma!" she gasped. "I did it for your sake!" Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast. Daisy's arms were clinging round his neck, and her golden head rested on his shoulder.
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except for; apart from
From this reading “"Save me, Pluma!" she gasped.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.”
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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 Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
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From this reading Daisy's arms were clinging round his neck, and her golden head rested on his shoulder.
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From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
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From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
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From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
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From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
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From this reading Daisy's arms were clinging round his neck, and her golden head rested on his shoulder.
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From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
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From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy's arms were clinging round his neck, and her golden head rested on his shoulder.
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From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did it for your sake!"
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From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I did it for your sake!"
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From this reading "Save me, Pluma!" she gasped.
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From this reading Daisy's arms were clinging round his neck, and her golden head rested on his shoulder.
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From this reading Daisy's arms were clinging round his neck, and her golden head rested on his shoulder.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
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From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
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From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I did it for your sake!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I did it for your sake!"
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From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
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From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Save me, Pluma!" she gasped.
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From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
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From this reading Daisy's arms were clinging round his neck, and her golden head rested on his shoulder.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Daisy's arms were clinging round his neck, and her golden head rested on his shoulder.
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From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy's arms were clinging round his neck, and her golden head rested on his shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy's arms were clinging round his neck, and her golden head rested on his shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I did it for your sake!"
except for; apart from
From this reading "Save me, Pluma!" she gasped.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Save me, Pluma!" she gasped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Daisy's arms were clinging round his neck, and her golden head rested on his shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Basil Hurlhurst slowly put back the curtain, and stepped into the room, clasping his long-lost daughter to his breast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Daisy's arms were clinging round his neck, and her golden head rested on his shoulder.
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From this reading Not a muscle of Pluma Hurlhurst's face quivered, but the woman uttered a low cry, shrinking close to her side.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I did it for your sake!"
