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Chapter XXV
DOWN A DARK ALLEY. She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm. Surely she could not have suspected me of Estell's blood. But the Senator--why did he break in as if impatient of my name? Had he grown weary with hearing it?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Surely she could not have suspected me of Estell's blood.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Surely she could not have suspected me of Estell's blood.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Surely she could not have suspected me of Estell's blood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the Senator--why did he break in as if impatient of my name?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.”
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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 DOWN A DARK ALLEY.
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From this reading DOWN A DARK ALLEY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the Senator--why did he break in as if impatient of my name?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely she could not have suspected me of Estell's blood.
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From this reading But the Senator--why did he break in as if impatient of my name?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Senator--why did he break in as if impatient of my name?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Surely she could not have suspected me of Estell's blood.
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From this reading DOWN A DARK ALLEY.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But the Senator--why did he break in as if impatient of my name?
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From this reading DOWN A DARK ALLEY.
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From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
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From this reading Surely she could not have suspected me of Estell's blood.
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From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
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From this reading Had he grown weary with hearing it?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Surely she could not have suspected me of Estell's blood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the Senator--why did he break in as if impatient of my name?
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From this reading Had he grown weary with hearing it?
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From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But the Senator--why did he break in as if impatient of my name?
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From this reading But the Senator--why did he break in as if impatient of my name?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the Senator--why did he break in as if impatient of my name?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had he grown weary with hearing it?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Surely she could not have suspected me of Estell's blood.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the Senator--why did he break in as if impatient of my name?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Surely she could not have suspected me of Estell's blood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
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From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
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From this reading But the Senator--why did he break in as if impatient of my name?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
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From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
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From this reading Surely she could not have suspected me of Estell's blood.
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From this reading Surely she could not have suspected me of Estell's blood.
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From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
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From this reading Had he grown weary with hearing it?
in or at the place that
From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
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From this reading But the Senator--why did he break in as if impatient of my name?
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had wondered where I was, and the soft echo of her sympathy filled my heart with a psalm.
