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Chapter XIX
BEATRIX HEARS THE SECRET. Silence--awful silence! Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart. The full significance of the words to which she has just listened does not reach her understanding. She does not fully realize their awful meaning.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The full significance of the words to which she has just listened does not reach her understanding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “BEATRIX HEARS THE SECRET.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Silence--awful silence!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
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From this reading Silence--awful silence!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX HEARS THE SECRET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The full significance of the words to which she has just listened does not reach her understanding.
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From this reading The full significance of the words to which she has just listened does not reach her understanding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She does not fully realize their awful meaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The full significance of the words to which she has just listened does not reach her understanding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRIX HEARS THE SECRET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The full significance of the words to which she has just listened does not reach her understanding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The full significance of the words to which she has just listened does not reach her understanding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She does not fully realize their awful meaning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The full significance of the words to which she has just listened does not reach her understanding.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The full significance of the words to which she has just listened does not reach her understanding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She does not fully realize their awful meaning.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading BEATRIX HEARS THE SECRET.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The full significance of the words to which she has just listened does not reach her understanding.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence--awful silence!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEATRIX HEARS THE SECRET.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She does not fully realize their awful meaning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The full significance of the words to which she has just listened does not reach her understanding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The full significance of the words to which she has just listened does not reach her understanding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrix could hear her own heart beat as she stood there alone in the silence and darkness of her own chamber, the hand that wears Keith Kenyon's wedding-ring pressed against her madly throbbing heart.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The full significance of the words to which she has just listened does not reach her understanding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The full significance of the words to which she has just listened does not reach her understanding.
