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Chapter XXXVII
Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her. Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened. "What is it? is anything the matter? Oh, I thought you were a ghost!" She clutched at June with both hands.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
any thing at all
From this reading “"What is it? is anything the matter?”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She clutched at June with both hands.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I thought you were a ghost!"”
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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 Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
any thing at all
From this reading "What is it? is anything the matter?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She clutched at June with both hands.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
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From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She clutched at June with both hands.
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From this reading She clutched at June with both hands.
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From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
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From this reading Oh, I thought you were a ghost!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She clutched at June with both hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, I thought you were a ghost!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it? is anything the matter?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What is it? is anything the matter?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, I thought you were a ghost!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She clutched at June with both hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, I thought you were a ghost!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, I thought you were a ghost!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it? is anything the matter?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pale moonlight shone into the room from half-drawn blinds, filling it with an eerie light, as Esther started up trembling and frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esther woke from a troubled sleep that night, to find June standing beside her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, I thought you were a ghost!"
