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Chapter X
"No, let her be; she can tell you no more than I can. They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in. They must have set upon her, tied her fast, and carried her down." "Must, must, must!" cried James Clareborough, impatiently. "You were not here."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Must, must, must!" cried James Clareborough, impatiently.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"No, let her be; she can tell you no more than I can.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No, let her be; she can tell you no more than I can.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They must have set upon her, tied her fast, and carried her down."”
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From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
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From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
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From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No, let her be; she can tell you no more than I can.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "No, let her be; she can tell you no more than I can.
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From this reading They must have set upon her, tied her fast, and carried her down."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Must, must, must!" cried James Clareborough, impatiently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Must, must, must!" cried James Clareborough, impatiently.
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From this reading They must have set upon her, tied her fast, and carried her down."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must have set upon her, tied her fast, and carried her down."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, let her be; she can tell you no more than I can.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, let her be; she can tell you no more than I can.
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From this reading "Must, must, must!" cried James Clareborough, impatiently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
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From this reading "Must, must, must!" cried James Clareborough, impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "No, let her be; she can tell you no more than I can.
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From this reading "No, let her be; she can tell you no more than I can.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, let her be; she can tell you no more than I can.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You were not here."
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From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must have set upon her, tied her fast, and carried her down."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, let her be; she can tell you no more than I can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No, let her be; she can tell you no more than I can.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "No, let her be; she can tell you no more than I can.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must have set upon her, tied her fast, and carried her down."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They must have set upon her, tied her fast, and carried her down."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, let her be; she can tell you no more than I can.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They must have asked for leave to come up as you were all away, and come straight here ready to pitch some tale, and your aunt unsuspectingly let them in.
