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_Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie! What the devil are you up to?" Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor. _Dear God_, she thought, _he mustn't see it. It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
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any person at all
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “_Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!”
extremely frightened
From this reading “Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Dear God_, she thought, _he mustn't see it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.”
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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 _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
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From this reading It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
any person at all
From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What the devil are you up to?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
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From this reading It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
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From this reading It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
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From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
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From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
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From this reading _Dear God_, she thought, _he mustn't see it.
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From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
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From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
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From this reading What the devil are you up to?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
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From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
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From this reading _Dear God_, she thought, _he mustn't see it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Dear God_, she thought, _he mustn't see it.
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From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
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From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
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From this reading It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Dear God_, she thought, _he mustn't see it.
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From this reading It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
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From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
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From this reading _Dear God_, she thought, _he mustn't see it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Dear God_, she thought, _he mustn't see it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Dear God_, she thought, _he mustn't see it.
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From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It's so beautiful, and he always kills beauty._ "I'm just looking at the Moon," she said listlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
extremely frightened
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What the devil are you up to?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Dear God_, she thought, _he mustn't see it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What the devil are you up to?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What the devil are you up to?"
which person or people
From this reading _Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price--denial of life!_ "Effie!
but in spite of that
From this reading Her husband's voice, chopping through her mood of terrified rapture, made her heart jump like a startled cat, yet by some miracle of feminine self-control her body did not show a tremor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What the devil are you up to?"
