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Chapter XIII
UNMASKED. Miriam's accusation came on Barton like a bolt from the blue. For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace. Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her. A very brief survey of the existing circumstances sufficed to assure him that the power to coerce her was his.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.”
during the time that
From this reading “For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.”
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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 Miriam's accusation came on Barton like a bolt from the blue.
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From this reading Miriam's accusation came on Barton like a bolt from the blue.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
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From this reading A very brief survey of the existing circumstances sufficed to assure him that the power to coerce her was his.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
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From this reading Miriam's accusation came on Barton like a bolt from the blue.
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From this reading Miriam's accusation came on Barton like a bolt from the blue.
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From this reading Miriam's accusation came on Barton like a bolt from the blue.
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From this reading A very brief survey of the existing circumstances sufficed to assure him that the power to coerce her was his.
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From this reading Miriam's accusation came on Barton like a bolt from the blue.
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From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
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From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
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From this reading A very brief survey of the existing circumstances sufficed to assure him that the power to coerce her was his.
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From this reading A very brief survey of the existing circumstances sufficed to assure him that the power to coerce her was his.
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From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
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From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
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From this reading For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.
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From this reading A very brief survey of the existing circumstances sufficed to assure him that the power to coerce her was his.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miriam's accusation came on Barton like a bolt from the blue.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
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From this reading For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.
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From this reading Miriam's accusation came on Barton like a bolt from the blue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
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From this reading Miriam's accusation came on Barton like a bolt from the blue.
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From this reading For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miriam's accusation came on Barton like a bolt from the blue.
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From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
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From this reading A very brief survey of the existing circumstances sufficed to assure him that the power to coerce her was his.
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From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.
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From this reading For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.
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From this reading For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.
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From this reading A very brief survey of the existing circumstances sufficed to assure him that the power to coerce her was his.
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From this reading A very brief survey of the existing circumstances sufficed to assure him that the power to coerce her was his.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A very brief survey of the existing circumstances sufficed to assure him that the power to coerce her was his.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miriam's accusation came on Barton like a bolt from the blue.
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From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A very brief survey of the existing circumstances sufficed to assure him that the power to coerce her was his.
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From this reading For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.
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From this reading UNMASKED.
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From this reading For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.
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From this reading A very brief survey of the existing circumstances sufficed to assure him that the power to coerce her was his.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A very brief survey of the existing circumstances sufficed to assure him that the power to coerce her was his.
during the time that
From this reading For a moment he seemed utterly incapable of speech--while of emotion he showed not a trace.
which person or people
From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
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From this reading Casting a terrible look on the woman who at once defied and threatened him, he rapidly counted his chances against her.
