Chapter XVI
THE FACE IN THE DARK Patricia lifted her white face from her hands. "We rode that dreadful wave?" she cried incredulously. "By God's mercy, yes," said Landless gravely. "Is there any hope for us?" Landless hesitated.
Prisoners of Hope
Chapter XVI
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THE
FACE
IN
THE
DARK
Patricia
lifted
her
white
face
from
her
hands.
"We
rode
that
dreadful
wave?"
she
cried
incredulously.
"By
God's
mercy,
yes,"
said
Landless
gravely.
"Is
there
any
hope
for
us?"
Landless
hesitated.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
THE
FACE
IN
THE
DARK
Patricia
lifted
her
white
face
from
her
hands.
Line 2
"We
rode
that
dreadful
wave?"
she
cried
incredulously.
Line 3
"By
God's
mercy,
yes,"
said
Landless
gravely.
Line 4
"Is
there
any
hope
for
us?"
Line 5
Landless
hesitated.
Learner Dictionary
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Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We rode that dreadful wave?" she cried incredulously.”
Dreadful
adjective
US /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “"We rode that dreadful wave?" she cried incredulously.”
Hands
plural noun
US /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “THE FACE IN THE DARK Patricia lifted her white face from her hands.”
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any
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From this reading "Is there any hope for us?"
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By God's mercy, yes," said Landless gravely.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We rode that dreadful wave?" she cried incredulously.
DARK
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From this reading THE FACE IN THE DARK Patricia lifted her white face from her hands.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading "We rode that dreadful wave?" she cried incredulously.
FACE
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From this reading THE FACE IN THE DARK Patricia lifted her white face from her hands.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Is there any hope for us?"
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FACE IN THE DARK Patricia lifted her white face from her hands.
God's
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gravely
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From this reading "By God's mercy, yes," said Landless gravely.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading THE FACE IN THE DARK Patricia lifted her white face from her hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FACE IN THE DARK Patricia lifted her white face from her hands.
hesitated
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From this reading Landless hesitated.
hope
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INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FACE IN THE DARK Patricia lifted her white face from her hands.
incredulously
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From this reading "We rode that dreadful wave?" she cried incredulously.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there any hope for us?"
Landless
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From this reading "By God's mercy, yes," said Landless gravely.
lifted
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From this reading THE FACE IN THE DARK Patricia lifted her white face from her hands.
mercy
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Patricia
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From this reading THE FACE IN THE DARK Patricia lifted her white face from her hands.
rode
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said
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We rode that dreadful wave?" she cried incredulously.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We rode that dreadful wave?" she cried incredulously.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FACE IN THE DARK Patricia lifted her white face from her hands.
there
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From this reading "Is there any hope for us?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Is there any hope for us?"
wave
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From this reading "We rode that dreadful wave?" she cried incredulously.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We rode that dreadful wave?" she cried incredulously.
white
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From this reading THE FACE IN THE DARK Patricia lifted her white face from her hands.
yes
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From this reading "By God's mercy, yes," said Landless gravely.