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Chapter XXIX
DEADLY PERIL. Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands. She staggered to the table, and he bent her backwards across it. His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger. "Where are those pearls?" he demanded.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “She staggered to the table, and he bent her backwards across it.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Where are those pearls?" he demanded.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.”
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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 Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She staggered to the table, and he bent her backwards across it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She staggered to the table, and he bent her backwards across it.
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From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
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From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are those pearls?" he demanded.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
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From this reading She staggered to the table, and he bent her backwards across it.
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From this reading She staggered to the table, and he bent her backwards across it.
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From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
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From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
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From this reading DEADLY PERIL.
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From this reading "Where are those pearls?" he demanded.
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From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
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From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
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From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
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From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
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From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
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From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
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From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
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From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She staggered to the table, and he bent her backwards across it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She staggered to the table, and he bent her backwards across it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
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From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
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From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
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From this reading "Where are those pearls?" he demanded.
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From this reading DEADLY PERIL.
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From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She staggered to the table, and he bent her backwards across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She staggered to the table, and he bent her backwards across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She staggered to the table, and he bent her backwards across it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Where are those pearls?" he demanded.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She staggered to the table, and he bent her backwards across it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are those pearls?" he demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
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From this reading His evil face was distorted by a look of murderous hatred, his big eyes started from their sockets in his wild frenzy of anger.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ralph Ansell made a sudden dash at his wife, gripping her by the throat with his gloved hands.
