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Chapter XXVI
"O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!" SWINBURNE. She roused herself at last. Unclasping her hands, she pushed back her hair from her brows and sighed heavily. Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Unclasping her hands, she pushed back her hair from her brows and sighed heavily.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She roused herself at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She roused herself at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.”
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading “Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “"O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unclasping her hands, she pushed back her hair from her brows and sighed heavily.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
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From this reading Unclasping her hands, she pushed back her hair from her brows and sighed heavily.
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From this reading Unclasping her hands, she pushed back her hair from her brows and sighed heavily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Unclasping her hands, she pushed back her hair from her brows and sighed heavily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
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From this reading Unclasping her hands, she pushed back her hair from her brows and sighed heavily.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Unclasping her hands, she pushed back her hair from her brows and sighed heavily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unclasping her hands, she pushed back her hair from her brows and sighed heavily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Unclasping her hands, she pushed back her hair from her brows and sighed heavily.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She roused herself at last.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She roused herself at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unclasping her hands, she pushed back her hair from her brows and sighed heavily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She roused herself at last.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She roused herself at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unclasping her hands, she pushed back her hair from her brows and sighed heavily.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SWINBURNE.
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From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unclasping her hands, she pushed back her hair from her brows and sighed heavily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "O my lord, O Love, I have laid my life at thy feet; Have thy will thereof For what shall please thee is sweet!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
but in spite of that
From this reading Shivering as with intense cold, she rose from the chair she had so long occupied, and stood upright, mechanically gathering around her the long fur mantle that she had not as yet taken off.
