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Chapter XXXIX
HILDA'S LAST VENTURE. When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony. "Quick! quick!" he cried. "Water, for God's sake! She's fainted!
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Quick! quick!" he cried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HILDA'S LAST VENTURE.”
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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 When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quick! quick!" he cried.
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From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading She's fainted!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Water, for God's sake!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading "Water, for God's sake!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading HILDA'S LAST VENTURE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HILDA'S LAST VENTURE.
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From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading "Quick! quick!" he cried.
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From this reading "Water, for God's sake!
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From this reading She's fainted!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading HILDA'S LAST VENTURE.
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From this reading "Water, for God's sake!
at the time that
From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
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From this reading When Obed Chute came back he found Lord Chetwynde holding Zillah in his arms, pressing her to his heart, and looking wildly around with a face of agony.
