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Chapter XXIV
A TRAVELLER'S STORY. When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences. Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything. And her dear boys--how would they fare? She sat with wide-dilated eyes, gazing at the hard, displeased face of this unwelcome intruder.
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all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.”
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading “And her dear boys--how would they fare?”
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.”
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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 A TRAVELLER'S STORY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat with wide-dilated eyes, gazing at the hard, displeased face of this unwelcome intruder.
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From this reading And her dear boys--how would they fare?
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From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
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From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
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From this reading And her dear boys--how would they fare?
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From this reading She sat with wide-dilated eyes, gazing at the hard, displeased face of this unwelcome intruder.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.
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From this reading She sat with wide-dilated eyes, gazing at the hard, displeased face of this unwelcome intruder.
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From this reading She sat with wide-dilated eyes, gazing at the hard, displeased face of this unwelcome intruder.
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From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading And her dear boys--how would they fare?
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From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
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From this reading She sat with wide-dilated eyes, gazing at the hard, displeased face of this unwelcome intruder.
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From this reading She sat with wide-dilated eyes, gazing at the hard, displeased face of this unwelcome intruder.
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.
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From this reading And her dear boys--how would they fare?
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From this reading She sat with wide-dilated eyes, gazing at the hard, displeased face of this unwelcome intruder.
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From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
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From this reading Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sat with wide-dilated eyes, gazing at the hard, displeased face of this unwelcome intruder.
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From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
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From this reading She sat with wide-dilated eyes, gazing at the hard, displeased face of this unwelcome intruder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
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From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
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From this reading Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TRAVELLER'S STORY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sat with wide-dilated eyes, gazing at the hard, displeased face of this unwelcome intruder.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And her dear boys--how would they fare?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She sat with wide-dilated eyes, gazing at the hard, displeased face of this unwelcome intruder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
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From this reading A TRAVELLER'S STORY.
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From this reading Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.
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From this reading She sat with wide-dilated eyes, gazing at the hard, displeased face of this unwelcome intruder.
at the time that
From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
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From this reading She sat with wide-dilated eyes, gazing at the hard, displeased face of this unwelcome intruder.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When these startling sentences penetrated to Katherine's comprehension she saw as with a flash their far-reaching consequences.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her uncle's will suppressed, his son and natural heir would take everything.
