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Chapter XIV
"Sweet hands, sweet hair, sweet cheeks, sweet eyes, sweet mouth; Each singly wooed and won!" DANTE ROSETTI. "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging. "Why, what kept you so long, my lad? We thought you were close behind us.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “We thought you were close behind us.”
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading “"Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Sweet hands, sweet hair, sweet cheeks, sweet eyes, sweet mouth; Each singly wooed and won!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, what kept you so long, my lad?”
looking closely or carefully
From this reading “"Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We thought you were close behind us.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “"Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sweet hands, sweet hair, sweet cheeks, sweet eyes, sweet mouth; Each singly wooed and won!"
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From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading We thought you were close behind us.
A large, vast underground cave, often filled with forgotten ancient treasures.
From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sweet hands, sweet hair, sweet cheeks, sweet eyes, sweet mouth; Each singly wooed and won!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We thought you were close behind us.
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From this reading DANTE ROSETTI.
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From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Sweet hands, sweet hair, sweet cheeks, sweet eyes, sweet mouth; Each singly wooed and won!"
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From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sweet hands, sweet hair, sweet cheeks, sweet eyes, sweet mouth; Each singly wooed and won!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
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From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sweet hands, sweet hair, sweet cheeks, sweet eyes, sweet mouth; Each singly wooed and won!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Sweet hands, sweet hair, sweet cheeks, sweet eyes, sweet mouth; Each singly wooed and won!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
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From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
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From this reading "Why, what kept you so long, my lad?
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From this reading "Why, what kept you so long, my lad?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, what kept you so long, my lad?
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From this reading "Sweet hands, sweet hair, sweet cheeks, sweet eyes, sweet mouth; Each singly wooed and won!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, what kept you so long, my lad?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
looking closely or carefully
From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
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From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
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From this reading DANTE ROSETTI.
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From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sweet hands, sweet hair, sweet cheeks, sweet eyes, sweet mouth; Each singly wooed and won!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why, what kept you so long, my lad?
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From this reading "Sweet hands, sweet hair, sweet cheeks, sweet eyes, sweet mouth; Each singly wooed and won!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We thought you were close behind us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We thought you were close behind us.
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From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We thought you were close behind us.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why, what kept you so long, my lad?
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading "Hallo, ho!" shouted Gueldmar vociferously, peering back into the shadows of the cavern from whence the figures of his daughter and Errington were seen presently emerging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, what kept you so long, my lad?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sweet hands, sweet hair, sweet cheeks, sweet eyes, sweet mouth; Each singly wooed and won!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sweet hands, sweet hair, sweet cheeks, sweet eyes, sweet mouth; Each singly wooed and won!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, what kept you so long, my lad?
