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Chapter XXV
JUST IN TIME. At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping! There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that. She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald. As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JUST IN TIME.”
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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 thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
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From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
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From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
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From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
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From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
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From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
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From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
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From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
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From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
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From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
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From this reading She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
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From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.
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From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
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From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
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From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JUST IN TIME.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.
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From this reading JUST IN TIME.
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From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
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From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
above and across; more than
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
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From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.
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From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had stolen it--that she might secure Gerald.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the thought flashed through her mind a great bitterness--a greater hatred for her rival came over Hilda.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JUST IN TIME.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was only one conclusion to be arrived at from that.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the sight of those words even Hilda's self-possession forsook her for the moment The will of George Barton, dated December, here, in Miriam's keeping!
