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The Sea Bride
The Sea Bride

Chapter VII

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She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
Noll steadily degenerated....
His strength fled from him.
Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
These two fought their fight without her interference.
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The Sea Bride

Chapter VII

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.
Line 2
Noll steadily degenerated....
Line 3
His strength fled from him.
Line 4
Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.
Line 5
These two fought their fight without her interference.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.”

Strength noun US /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “His strength fled from him.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “These two fought their fight without her interference.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.

avail

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From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.

Brander

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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.

concerned

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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.

Dan'l

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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.

degenerated

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From this reading Noll steadily degenerated....

efforts

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From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.

end

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From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.

Faith

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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.

fight

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From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.

fled

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From this reading His strength fled from him.

fought

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From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading His strength fled from him.

gave

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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.

heed

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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading His strength fled from him.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading His strength fled from him.

hostility

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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.

interference

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From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.

Noll

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From this reading Noll steadily degenerated....

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.

steadily

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From this reading Noll steadily degenerated....

strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading His strength fled from him.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.

Tobey

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From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.

two

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From this reading These two fought their fight without her interference.

unceasingly

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From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.

whole

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From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Faith was so concerned with Noll that she gave little heed to the hostility between Dan'l Tobey and Brander.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.

worked

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From this reading She worked to this end unceasingly; and on the whole her efforts were without avail.