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Chapter XXXVI
As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries. But she suddenly looked round, for she thought she heard the bang of a heavy door. She looked attentively in that direction, but it was too dark to see anything. She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh. "Stop!" she cried, "who moans there?"
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.”
any thing at all
From this reading “She looked attentively in that direction, but it was too dark to see anything.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Stop!" she cried, "who moans there?"”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she suddenly looked round, for she thought she heard the bang of a heavy door.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But she suddenly looked round, for she thought she heard the bang of a heavy door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she suddenly looked round, for she thought she heard the bang of a heavy door.”
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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 As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.
any thing at all
From this reading She looked attentively in that direction, but it was too dark to see anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
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From this reading She looked attentively in that direction, but it was too dark to see anything.
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From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
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From this reading But she suddenly looked round, for she thought she heard the bang of a heavy door.
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From this reading She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she suddenly looked round, for she thought she heard the bang of a heavy door.
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From this reading She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Stop!" she cried, "who moans there?"
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From this reading She looked attentively in that direction, but it was too dark to see anything.
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From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
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From this reading But she suddenly looked round, for she thought she heard the bang of a heavy door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
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From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
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From this reading But she suddenly looked round, for she thought she heard the bang of a heavy door.
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From this reading But she suddenly looked round, for she thought she heard the bang of a heavy door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She looked attentively in that direction, but it was too dark to see anything.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she suddenly looked round, for she thought she heard the bang of a heavy door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stop!" she cried, "who moans there?"
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From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
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From this reading She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.
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From this reading But she suddenly looked round, for she thought she heard the bang of a heavy door.
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From this reading She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.
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From this reading She looked attentively in that direction, but it was too dark to see anything.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
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From this reading She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.
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From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stop!" she cried, "who moans there?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But she suddenly looked round, for she thought she heard the bang of a heavy door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked attentively in that direction, but it was too dark to see anything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
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From this reading "Stop!" she cried, "who moans there?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she suddenly looked round, for she thought she heard the bang of a heavy door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
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From this reading She looked attentively in that direction, but it was too dark to see anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She heard, however, something rustling along close to the outer wall of the building, and she thought she caught the sound of a low sigh.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She looked attentively in that direction, but it was too dark to see anything.
which person or people
From this reading "Stop!" she cried, "who moans there?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
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From this reading As the woman turned in the direction of the sound, she stood for a moment with her back to the granaries.
