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Chapter XIV
"Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue. "Such a death!" "A terrible death, indeed," returned Mrs. Poynter--a pretty, fashionable-looking young woman--with deep commiseration. "So sudden!" It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"A terrible death, indeed," returned Mrs. Poynter--a pretty, fashionable-looking young woman--with deep commiseration.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So sudden!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"A terrible death, indeed," returned Mrs. Poynter--a pretty, fashionable-looking young woman--with deep commiseration.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.”
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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 "Such a death!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.
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From this reading "A terrible death, indeed," returned Mrs. Poynter--a pretty, fashionable-looking young woman--with deep commiseration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Such a death!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A terrible death, indeed," returned Mrs. Poynter--a pretty, fashionable-looking young woman--with deep commiseration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A terrible death, indeed," returned Mrs. Poynter--a pretty, fashionable-looking young woman--with deep commiseration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.
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From this reading "A terrible death, indeed," returned Mrs. Poynter--a pretty, fashionable-looking young woman--with deep commiseration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A terrible death, indeed," returned Mrs. Poynter--a pretty, fashionable-looking young woman--with deep commiseration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A terrible death, indeed," returned Mrs. Poynter--a pretty, fashionable-looking young woman--with deep commiseration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A terrible death, indeed," returned Mrs. Poynter--a pretty, fashionable-looking young woman--with deep commiseration.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A terrible death, indeed," returned Mrs. Poynter--a pretty, fashionable-looking young woman--with deep commiseration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So sudden!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such a death!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So sudden!"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A terrible death, indeed," returned Mrs. Poynter--a pretty, fashionable-looking young woman--with deep commiseration.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the next day, and the news of Mrs. Darkham's death had spread and was now known far and wide.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Isn't it frightful!" said old Miss Firs-Robinson, exclaiming as much with her hands as with her tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A terrible death, indeed," returned Mrs. Poynter--a pretty, fashionable-looking young woman--with deep commiseration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A terrible death, indeed," returned Mrs. Poynter--a pretty, fashionable-looking young woman--with deep commiseration.
