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Chapter IX
She was all right when he got to her. He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them. She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him. Then her arms tightened about him. "Darling," she whispered.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Then her arms tightened about him.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was all right when he got to her.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then her arms tightened about him.
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From this reading She was all right when he got to her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
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From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
next to; at the side of
From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
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From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
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From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
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From this reading "Darling," she whispered.
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From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
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From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
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From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
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From this reading She was all right when he got to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was all right when he got to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was all right when he got to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
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From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
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From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
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From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
not any; not one
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
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From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was all right when he got to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was all right when he got to her.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
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From this reading Then her arms tightened about him.
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From this reading He dropped down beside her and lifted her into his arms, and for an instant there was complete silence between them.
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From this reading Then her arms tightened about him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was all right when he got to her.
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From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was all right when he got to her.
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From this reading She just looked at him, looked up into his face steadily and calmly, as if she could read his mind and had the good sense to realize there could be no more certain way of reassuring him.
at the time that
From this reading She was all right when he got to her.
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From this reading "Darling," she whispered.
