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Chapter XXXIV
BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest. None realized the rapidity of its advance. At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine. "Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape." "What is the use of escaping without it?" she answered, sullenly.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"What is the use of escaping without it?" she answered, sullenly.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."”
not one, and not any
From this reading “None realized the rapidity of its advance.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."”
great speed
From this reading “None realized the rapidity of its advance.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “"Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"What is the use of escaping without it?" she answered, sullenly.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.”
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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 At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine.
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From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
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From this reading None realized the rapidity of its advance.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What is the use of escaping without it?" she answered, sullenly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine.
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From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
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From this reading "Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What is the use of escaping without it?" she answered, sullenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the use of escaping without it?" she answered, sullenly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is the use of escaping without it?" she answered, sullenly.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading None realized the rapidity of its advance.
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From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
not any; not one
From this reading "Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."
not one, and not any
From this reading None realized the rapidity of its advance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
great speed
From this reading None realized the rapidity of its advance.
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From this reading None realized the rapidity of its advance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What is the use of escaping without it?" she answered, sullenly.
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From this reading "What is the use of escaping without it?" she answered, sullenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What is the use of escaping without it?" she answered, sullenly.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading "Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the use of escaping without it?" she answered, sullenly.
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From this reading "Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."
in the company of; together with
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "What is the use of escaping without it?" she answered, sullenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door of a tenement-house he found a pale, thin, half-clad woman tugging at a sewing-machine.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading BARON LUDOLPH LEARNS THE TRUTH With eyes ablaze with excitement, Dennis plunged into the region just before the main line of fire, knowing that there the danger would be greatest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Madam," cried Dennis, "you have no time to waste over that burden if you wish to escape."
