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Chapter XXI
“Yes, he is dead,” said the Bishop, gravely. “You are a free woman. I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.” Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously. His presence dazed her.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, he is dead,” said the Bishop, gravely.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading ““You are a free woman.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.””
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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 “You are a free woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are a free woman.
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From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” said the Bishop, gravely.
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From this reading Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.
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From this reading Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.”
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From this reading His presence dazed her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” said the Bishop, gravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “You are a free woman.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.”
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From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” said the Bishop, gravely.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” said the Bishop, gravely.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His presence dazed her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” said the Bishop, gravely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.
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From this reading Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His presence dazed her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” said the Bishop, gravely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” said the Bishop, gravely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.”
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From this reading “You are a free woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have come from the other end of the world to tell you so.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, he is dead,” said the Bishop, gravely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are a free woman.
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From this reading Yvonne, sitting opposite him, looked into the red coals of the fire, and clasped her hands nervously.
