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Chapter XXXV
IN WHICH GABRIELLE TELLS A STRANGE STORY Gabrielle fell back in fear. Her handsome countenance was blanched to the lips. This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too! She clenched her hands and summoned all her courage. Flockart laughed at her--laughed in triumph.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She clenched her hands and summoned all her courage.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her handsome countenance was blanched to the lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!”
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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 IN WHICH GABRIELLE TELLS A STRANGE STORY Gabrielle fell back in fear.
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From this reading She clenched her hands and summoned all her courage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Flockart laughed at her--laughed in triumph.
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From this reading IN WHICH GABRIELLE TELLS A STRANGE STORY Gabrielle fell back in fear.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her handsome countenance was blanched to the lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clenched her hands and summoned all her courage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her handsome countenance was blanched to the lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clenched her hands and summoned all her courage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH GABRIELLE TELLS A STRANGE STORY Gabrielle fell back in fear.
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From this reading IN WHICH GABRIELLE TELLS A STRANGE STORY Gabrielle fell back in fear.
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From this reading Flockart laughed at her--laughed in triumph.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH GABRIELLE TELLS A STRANGE STORY Gabrielle fell back in fear.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She clenched her hands and summoned all her courage.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her handsome countenance was blanched to the lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her handsome countenance was blanched to the lips.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH GABRIELLE TELLS A STRANGE STORY Gabrielle fell back in fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flockart laughed at her--laughed in triumph.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her handsome countenance was blanched to the lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She clenched her hands and summoned all her courage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH GABRIELLE TELLS A STRANGE STORY Gabrielle fell back in fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH GABRIELLE TELLS A STRANGE STORY Gabrielle fell back in fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She clenched her hands and summoned all her courage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH GABRIELLE TELLS A STRANGE STORY Gabrielle fell back in fear.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her handsome countenance was blanched to the lips.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her handsome countenance was blanched to the lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flockart laughed at her--laughed in triumph.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This man intended to speak--to tell the terrible truth--and before her lover too!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her handsome countenance was blanched to the lips.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH GABRIELLE TELLS A STRANGE STORY Gabrielle fell back in fear.
