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Chapter VII
"ROSARIO IS DEAD!" Fenella never became absolutely unconscious. She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration. Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support. Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"ROSARIO IS DEAD!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fenella never became absolutely unconscious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.”
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading “Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.”
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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 was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
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From this reading Fenella never became absolutely unconscious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
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From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
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From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
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From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
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From this reading Fenella never became absolutely unconscious.
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From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
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From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
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From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "ROSARIO IS DEAD!"
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From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
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From this reading Fenella never became absolutely unconscious.
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From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
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From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "ROSARIO IS DEAD!"
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From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fenella never became absolutely unconscious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
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From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "ROSARIO IS DEAD!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her breath was coming quickly, her eyes and her fingers seemed to be clinging to his as though for support.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fenella never became absolutely unconscious.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was for some time in a state apparently of intense nervous prostration.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her touch, her intimate presence, her reliance upon him, seemed to Arnold to infect the very atmosphere of the place with a thrill of the strangest excitement.
