Chapter XI

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From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The sudden apparition of Shorty at once dismayed and disheartened Miriam.

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From this reading The sudden apparition of Shorty at once dismayed and disheartened Miriam.

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From this reading With apprehension she glanced swiftly up and down the road.

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From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The sudden apparition of Shorty at once dismayed and disheartened Miriam.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

spoken privately and not for general knowledge

From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

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From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

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From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

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From this reading The sudden apparition of Shorty at once dismayed and disheartened Miriam.

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From this reading The sudden apparition of Shorty at once dismayed and disheartened Miriam.

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From this reading With apprehension she glanced swiftly up and down the road.

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From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

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From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

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From this reading With apprehension she glanced swiftly up and down the road.

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From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

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From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

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From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

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From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

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From this reading The sudden apparition of Shorty at once dismayed and disheartened Miriam.

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From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

not any; not one

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The sudden apparition of Shorty at once dismayed and disheartened Miriam.

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From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

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From this reading The sudden apparition of Shorty at once dismayed and disheartened Miriam.

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From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

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From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

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From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

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From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

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From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

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From this reading With apprehension she glanced swiftly up and down the road.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading THE SHADOW.

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From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

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From this reading The sudden apparition of Shorty at once dismayed and disheartened Miriam.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The sudden apparition of Shorty at once dismayed and disheartened Miriam.

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From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

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From this reading With apprehension she glanced swiftly up and down the road.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SHADOW.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

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From this reading With apprehension she glanced swiftly up and down the road.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading It seemed as if she were never to shake off the past--never to be allowed entirely to emerge from out the mire into which she had sunk through no fault of her own.

in the company of; together with

From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If Mrs. Darrow were to see her in confidential discourse with this Arab of the gutter, Heaven only knew what would be the result.