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Chapter XVII
THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death." --_Tennyson._ Three weeks passed. There was no change in the relations of Rita Wallace and Gilbert Lothian. She was gay, tender, silent by turns, and her thirst for pleasure seemed unquenchable. She yielded nothing.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She yielded nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “--_Tennyson._ Three weeks passed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was gay, tender, silent by turns, and her thirst for pleasure seemed unquenchable.”
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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 THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no change in the relations of Rita Wallace and Gilbert Lothian.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was gay, tender, silent by turns, and her thirst for pleasure seemed unquenchable.
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From this reading THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."
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From this reading There was no change in the relations of Rita Wallace and Gilbert Lothian.
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From this reading THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was gay, tender, silent by turns, and her thirst for pleasure seemed unquenchable.
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From this reading She was gay, tender, silent by turns, and her thirst for pleasure seemed unquenchable.
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From this reading There was no change in the relations of Rita Wallace and Gilbert Lothian.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was gay, tender, silent by turns, and her thirst for pleasure seemed unquenchable.
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From this reading THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."
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From this reading THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."
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From this reading THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no change in the relations of Rita Wallace and Gilbert Lothian.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."
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From this reading There was no change in the relations of Rita Wallace and Gilbert Lothian.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no change in the relations of Rita Wallace and Gilbert Lothian.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She yielded nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --_Tennyson._ Three weeks passed.
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From this reading She was gay, tender, silent by turns, and her thirst for pleasure seemed unquenchable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no change in the relations of Rita Wallace and Gilbert Lothian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no change in the relations of Rita Wallace and Gilbert Lothian.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was gay, tender, silent by turns, and her thirst for pleasure seemed unquenchable.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was gay, tender, silent by turns, and her thirst for pleasure seemed unquenchable.
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From this reading She was gay, tender, silent by turns, and her thirst for pleasure seemed unquenchable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was gay, tender, silent by turns, and her thirst for pleasure seemed unquenchable.
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From this reading --_Tennyson._ Three weeks passed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."
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From this reading There was no change in the relations of Rita Wallace and Gilbert Lothian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was gay, tender, silent by turns, and her thirst for pleasure seemed unquenchable.
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From this reading --_Tennyson._ Three weeks passed.
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From this reading She was gay, tender, silent by turns, and her thirst for pleasure seemed unquenchable.
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From this reading She was gay, tender, silent by turns, and her thirst for pleasure seemed unquenchable.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."
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From this reading There was no change in the relations of Rita Wallace and Gilbert Lothian.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no change in the relations of Rita Wallace and Gilbert Lothian.
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From this reading --_Tennyson._ Three weeks passed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF HORRORS "Let us have a quiet hour, Let us hob-and-nob with Death."
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From this reading She yielded nothing.
