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Chapter XVI
"_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand. She was white as death and greatly excited. Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol. "Time is galloping," he remarked. She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.
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very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading “She was white as death and greatly excited.”
a sudden sharp intake of breath
From this reading “She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Time is galloping," he remarked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.”
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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 "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was white as death and greatly excited.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was white as death and greatly excited.
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From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
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From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
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From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
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From this reading She was white as death and greatly excited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading She was white as death and greatly excited.
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From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Time is galloping," he remarked.
a sudden sharp intake of breath
From this reading She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was white as death and greatly excited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Time is galloping," he remarked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Time is galloping," he remarked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
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From this reading She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.
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From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
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From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
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From this reading She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Time is galloping," he remarked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
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From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Time is galloping," he remarked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
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From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
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From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
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From this reading She was white as death and greatly excited.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
