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Chapter XV
“She was not to be comforted. I saw her life ebbing and could do nothing. She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape. I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand. This, before I left the room.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “This, before I left the room.”
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I saw her life ebbing and could do nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This, before I left the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I saw her life ebbing and could do nothing.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I saw her life ebbing and could do nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.”
during the time that
From this reading “She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.”
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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 She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
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From this reading She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw her life ebbing and could do nothing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “She was not to be comforted.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This, before I left the room.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.
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From this reading She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She was not to be comforted.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I saw her life ebbing and could do nothing.
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From this reading I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I saw her life ebbing and could do nothing.
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From this reading I saw her life ebbing and could do nothing.
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From this reading She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
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From this reading I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.
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From this reading I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.
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From this reading I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw her life ebbing and could do nothing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw her life ebbing and could do nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, before I left the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I saw her life ebbing and could do nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
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From this reading I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “She was not to be comforted.
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From this reading I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I saw her life ebbing and could do nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
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From this reading This, before I left the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw her life ebbing and could do nothing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She was not to be comforted.
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From this reading She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, before I left the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She was not to be comforted.
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From this reading I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She was not to be comforted.
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From this reading She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
during the time that
From this reading She clung to me while she called up all her powers, and made plans for me and showed me a way of escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was to burn the note, fling two of the glasses from the window and leave the other and the deadly phial near her hand.
