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Chapter XXXIII
COMING VERY NEAR. When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax. Time must be given them to grow and settle down. It came at length, however, here. Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It came at length, however, here.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “It came at length, however, here.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “It came at length, however, here.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Time must be given them to grow and settle down.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Time must be given them to grow and settle down.”
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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 When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time must be given them to grow and settle down.
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From this reading When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
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From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It came at length, however, here.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Time must be given them to grow and settle down.
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From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
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From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It came at length, however, here.
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From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
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From this reading When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
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From this reading COMING VERY NEAR.
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From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
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From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
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From this reading Time must be given them to grow and settle down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
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From this reading Time must be given them to grow and settle down.
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From this reading When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
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From this reading Time must be given them to grow and settle down.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It came at length, however, here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It came at length, however, here.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It came at length, however, here.
a period of time or extent
From this reading It came at length, however, here.
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From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Time must be given them to grow and settle down.
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From this reading COMING VERY NEAR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Time must be given them to grow and settle down.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Time must be given them to grow and settle down.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time must be given them to grow and settle down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
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From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COMING VERY NEAR.
at the time that
From this reading When rumours of this grave character arise, they do not come suddenly to a climax.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doubts ripened into convictions: suppressed breathings widened into broad assertions: Oliver Rane had certainly murdered his wife for the sake of the tontine money.
