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Chapter XIII
JOCK'S ARRIVAL IT was early dawn when he arrived. Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her. "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name. She has had no sleep for twenty-four hours, but she is barely conscious." She led the way swiftly upstairs, and Jock followed her in perfect silence.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has had no sleep for twenty-four hours, but she is barely conscious."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “She led the way swiftly upstairs, and Jock followed her in perfect silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
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From this reading JOCK'S ARRIVAL IT was early dawn when he arrived.
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From this reading JOCK'S ARRIVAL IT was early dawn when he arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
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From this reading She has had no sleep for twenty-four hours, but she is barely conscious."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
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From this reading She has had no sleep for twenty-four hours, but she is barely conscious."
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From this reading JOCK'S ARRIVAL IT was early dawn when he arrived.
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From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
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From this reading JOCK'S ARRIVAL IT was early dawn when he arrived.
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From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
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From this reading She led the way swiftly upstairs, and Jock followed her in perfect silence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
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From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
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From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
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From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She has had no sleep for twenty-four hours, but she is barely conscious."
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From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has had no sleep for twenty-four hours, but she is barely conscious."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JOCK'S ARRIVAL IT was early dawn when he arrived.
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From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
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From this reading She has had no sleep for twenty-four hours, but she is barely conscious."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She led the way swiftly upstairs, and Jock followed her in perfect silence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading JOCK'S ARRIVAL IT was early dawn when he arrived.
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From this reading She led the way swiftly upstairs, and Jock followed her in perfect silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOCK'S ARRIVAL IT was early dawn when he arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She led the way swiftly upstairs, and Jock followed her in perfect silence.
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From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
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From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
not any; not one
From this reading She has had no sleep for twenty-four hours, but she is barely conscious."
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From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She led the way swiftly upstairs, and Jock followed her in perfect silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She led the way swiftly upstairs, and Jock followed her in perfect silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has had no sleep for twenty-four hours, but she is barely conscious."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She led the way swiftly upstairs, and Jock followed her in perfect silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Orris met him at the front door, and for the first time, her fortitude nearly forsook her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has had no sleep for twenty-four hours, but she is barely conscious."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She led the way swiftly upstairs, and Jock followed her in perfect silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOCK'S ARRIVAL IT was early dawn when he arrived.
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From this reading She led the way swiftly upstairs, and Jock followed her in perfect silence.
at the time that
From this reading JOCK'S ARRIVAL IT was early dawn when he arrived.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She is sinking fast," she said, as she held out her hand to him, "but she still murmurs your name.
