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Chapter XXXVII
"LESLIE, YOUR WIFE!" Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief. But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two. She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder. "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.”
extremely frightened
From this reading “Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.”
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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 But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
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From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
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From this reading She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
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From this reading She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
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From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
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From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
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From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
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From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
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From this reading "LESLIE, YOUR WIFE!"
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From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
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From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
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From this reading She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder.
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From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
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From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
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From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
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From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
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From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
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From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
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From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
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From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
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From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She bent down and shook, literally shook, Leslie's shoulder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
extremely frightened
From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
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From this reading But her helplessness lasted only for a moment or two.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
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From this reading "LESLIE, YOUR WIFE!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He is not dead!" she said, "but he will be if we let him lie here!"
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From this reading Lucy stood and wrung her hands, looking round helplessly, almost terrified out of her senses by Leslie's terrible outburst of passionate grief.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "LESLIE, YOUR WIFE!"
