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Chapter V
“But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.” Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust. “Mary, don’t question me about _that_. That belongs to the unutterable things. God will take care of it.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Mary, don’t question me about _that_.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Mary, don’t question me about _that_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “God will take care of it.”
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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 “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Mary, don’t question me about _that_.
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From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
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From this reading That belongs to the unutterable things.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
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From this reading God will take care of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mary, don’t question me about _that_.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading God will take care of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mary, don’t question me about _that_.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mary, don’t question me about _that_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mary, don’t question me about _that_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading God will take care of it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Mary, don’t question me about _that_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But O, there is a great gulf fixed; and on one side one, and on the other another, and they loved each other.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That belongs to the unutterable things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That belongs to the unutterable things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her face paled,--it always pales, I notice, at the mention of this mystery,--but her eyes never lost by a shade their steadfast trust.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That belongs to the unutterable things.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading God will take care of it.
