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Chapter II
"It is," I assured her. Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me. She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion. "No!" she cried. "It is all a mistake."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No!" she cried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.”
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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 She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
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From this reading "It is all a mistake."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
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From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
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From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
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From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
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From this reading "It is," I assured her.
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From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
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From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No!" she cried.
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From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is," I assured her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is," I assured her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is," I assured her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is," I assured her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
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From this reading "It is all a mistake."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
not any; not one
From this reading "No!" she cried.
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From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
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From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
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From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
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From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Slowly she arose from the couch as I approached it and stood facing me as I opened my arms to press her to me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took a step forward; her hands went up; then she stopped in confusion.
