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Chapter XXXIII
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life? Really murdered? Harriet--Lady Kingsland--was not dead. Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Harriet--Lady Kingsland--was not dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.”
during the time that
From this reading “And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?”
belonging to which person
From this reading “And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?”
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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 Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
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From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
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From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
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From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
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From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Harriet--Lady Kingsland--was not dead.
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From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
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From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
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From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
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From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
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From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
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From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
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From this reading Harriet--Lady Kingsland--was not dead.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
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From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
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From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
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From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
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From this reading Harriet--Lady Kingsland--was not dead.
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From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
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From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
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From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
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From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
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From this reading Really murdered?
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From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Harriet--Lady Kingsland--was not dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
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From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
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From this reading Really murdered?
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From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
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From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
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From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
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From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
in or at the place that
From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
during the time that
From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
belonging to which person
From this reading And while Sir Everard Kingsland lay in his felon's cell, doomed to die, where was she for whose murder he was to give his life?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
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From this reading Hundreds of miles of sea and land rolled between her and Kingsland Court, and in a stately New York mansion she looked out at the sparkling April sunshine, with life and health beating strong in her breast.
