Chapter IX
"If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers. He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke. And then: "It may mean death." "Now tell me," she said. "They tried to stop my coming."
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"If
it
meant
death,"
he
said,
and
she
felt
his
grip
upon
her
fingers.
He
looked
about
him
as
if
he
feared
to
see
the
little
people
coming
as
he
spoke.
And
then:
"It
may
mean
death."
"Now
tell
me,"
she
said.
"They
tried
to
stop
my
coming."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Line 1
"If
it
meant
death,"
he
said,
and
she
felt
his
grip
upon
her
fingers.
Line 2
He
looked
about
him
as
if
he
feared
to
see
the
little
people
coming
as
he
spoke.
Line 3
And
then:
"It
may
mean
death."
Line 4
"Now
tell
me,"
she
said.
Line 5
"They
tried
to
stop
my
coming."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
About
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.”
Looked
noun
US /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.”
May
modal verb
US /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “And then: "It may mean death."”
Tell
noun
US /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now tell me," she said.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.”
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
coming
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From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
death
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feared
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From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
felt
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fingers
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grip
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From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And then: "It may mean death."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now tell me," she said.
mean
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From this reading And then: "It may mean death."
meant
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From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "They tried to stop my coming."
Now
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From this reading "Now tell me," she said.
people
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From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
said
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From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
see
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From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.
spoke
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From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
stop
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From this reading "They tried to stop my coming."
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now tell me," she said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
then
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From this reading And then: "It may mean death."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They tried to stop my coming."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He looked about him as if he feared to see the little people coming as he spoke.
tried
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From this reading "They tried to stop my coming."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "If it meant death," he said, and she felt his grip upon her fingers.