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Chapter VIII
I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me. Her cheeks were white, her eyes aflame, her whole frame tense. The passion that dominated her was so clearly anger at white heat that I stared at her in amazement. Her hand slid from my shoulder to the bend of my arm and rested there. “Remember that I am your wife, sir,” she said in a low, fierce voice,--“your kind and loving wife.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her hand slid from my shoulder to the bend of my arm and rested there.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““Remember that I am your wife, sir,” she said in a low, fierce voice,--“your kind and loving wife.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.”
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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 FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
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From this reading Her cheeks were white, her eyes aflame, her whole frame tense.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Remember that I am your wife, sir,” she said in a low, fierce voice,--“your kind and loving wife.
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From this reading The passion that dominated her was so clearly anger at white heat that I stared at her in amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
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From this reading The passion that dominated her was so clearly anger at white heat that I stared at her in amazement.
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From this reading Her hand slid from my shoulder to the bend of my arm and rested there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The passion that dominated her was so clearly anger at white heat that I stared at her in amazement.
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From this reading Her hand slid from my shoulder to the bend of my arm and rested there.
next to; at the side of
From this reading I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
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From this reading Her cheeks were white, her eyes aflame, her whole frame tense.
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From this reading The passion that dominated her was so clearly anger at white heat that I stared at her in amazement.
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From this reading The passion that dominated her was so clearly anger at white heat that I stared at her in amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her cheeks were white, her eyes aflame, her whole frame tense.
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From this reading I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Remember that I am your wife, sir,” she said in a low, fierce voice,--“your kind and loving wife.
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From this reading I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
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From this reading Her cheeks were white, her eyes aflame, her whole frame tense.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her hand slid from my shoulder to the bend of my arm and rested there.
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From this reading Her hand slid from my shoulder to the bend of my arm and rested there.
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From this reading The passion that dominated her was so clearly anger at white heat that I stared at her in amazement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her cheeks were white, her eyes aflame, her whole frame tense.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The passion that dominated her was so clearly anger at white heat that I stared at her in amazement.
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From this reading “Remember that I am your wife, sir,” she said in a low, fierce voice,--“your kind and loving wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Remember that I am your wife, sir,” she said in a low, fierce voice,--“your kind and loving wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Remember that I am your wife, sir,” she said in a low, fierce voice,--“your kind and loving wife.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
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From this reading I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her hand slid from my shoulder to the bend of my arm and rested there.
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From this reading The passion that dominated her was so clearly anger at white heat that I stared at her in amazement.
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From this reading I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Remember that I am your wife, sir,” she said in a low, fierce voice,--“your kind and loving wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hand slid from my shoulder to the bend of my arm and rested there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Remember that I am your wife, sir,” she said in a low, fierce voice,--“your kind and loving wife.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Remember that I am your wife, sir,” she said in a low, fierce voice,--“your kind and loving wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Remember that I am your wife, sir,” she said in a low, fierce voice,--“your kind and loving wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hand slid from my shoulder to the bend of my arm and rested there.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The passion that dominated her was so clearly anger at white heat that I stared at her in amazement.
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From this reading The passion that dominated her was so clearly anger at white heat that I stared at her in amazement.
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From this reading Her cheeks were white, her eyes aflame, her whole frame tense.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The passion that dominated her was so clearly anger at white heat that I stared at her in amazement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The passion that dominated her was so clearly anger at white heat that I stared at her in amazement.
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From this reading Her hand slid from my shoulder to the bend of my arm and rested there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
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From this reading I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
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From this reading I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I FELT a touch upon my shoulder, and turned to find Mistress Percy beside me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Remember that I am your wife, sir,” she said in a low, fierce voice,--“your kind and loving wife.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The passion that dominated her was so clearly anger at white heat that I stared at her in amazement.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her cheeks were white, her eyes aflame, her whole frame tense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her cheeks were white, her eyes aflame, her whole frame tense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her cheeks were white, her eyes aflame, her whole frame tense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Remember that I am your wife, sir,” she said in a low, fierce voice,--“your kind and loving wife.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Remember that I am your wife, sir,” she said in a low, fierce voice,--“your kind and loving wife.
