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Chapter XII
"Yes, it's me." She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor. She saw them, and her hands grasped the edge of the bed. She sat very upright, her dark eyes fixed on him. At last she spoke.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last she spoke.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.”
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last she spoke.
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From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
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From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
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From this reading She sat very upright, her dark eyes fixed on him.
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From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She saw them, and her hands grasped the edge of the bed.
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From this reading She sat very upright, her dark eyes fixed on him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat very upright, her dark eyes fixed on him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She saw them, and her hands grasped the edge of the bed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, it's me."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last she spoke.
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From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, it's me."
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From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
above and across; more than
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She saw them, and her hands grasped the edge of the bed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last she spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She saw them, and her hands grasped the edge of the bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
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From this reading She sat very upright, her dark eyes fixed on him.
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From this reading She sat very upright, her dark eyes fixed on him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She moved over to the bed, and sat down on it, quite close to him, her hands still clasping her breast, her feet among the sheets of the letter which had slipped to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, it's me."
