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Chapter XXII
CLEAVING ONLY UNTO HER. She made no great outcry. I saw her bend her face forward into her hands. "What shall we do?" she asked at length. "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What shall we do?" she asked at length.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She made no great outcry.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “"What shall we do?" she asked at length.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"What shall we do?" she asked at length.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “"I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “CLEAVING ONLY UNTO HER.”
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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 "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What shall we do?" she asked at length.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What shall we do?" she asked at length.
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From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
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From this reading CLEAVING ONLY UNTO HER.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What shall we do?" she asked at length.
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From this reading I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made no great outcry.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CLEAVING ONLY UNTO HER.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
a period of time or extent
From this reading "What shall we do?" she asked at length.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
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From this reading She made no great outcry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
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From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
not any; not one
From this reading She made no great outcry.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLEAVING ONLY UNTO HER.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She made no great outcry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw her bend her face forward into her hands.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall we do?" she asked at length.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made no great outcry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
an old word for “to”
From this reading CLEAVING ONLY UNTO HER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do not know," said I to her soberly; "but since there is water here and a little shelter, it is my belief that we ought to stop here for the night."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What shall we do?" she asked at length.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What shall we do?" she asked at length.
