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For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded. Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too. “I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you. If I was her I'd have the law on you. Don't you look at that strap.
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later than; following
From this reading “For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If I was her I'd have the law on you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't you look at that strap.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.”
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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 For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.
later than; following
From this reading For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.
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From this reading “I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.
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From this reading For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Don't you look at that strap.
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From this reading For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.
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From this reading Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too.
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From this reading Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too.
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From this reading “I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too.
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From this reading For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.
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From this reading Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.
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From this reading Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If I was her I'd have the law on you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If I was her I'd have the law on you.
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From this reading For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.
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From this reading If I was her I'd have the law on you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.
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From this reading Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too.
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From this reading For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I was her I'd have the law on you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't you look at that strap.
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From this reading Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too.
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From this reading “I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.
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From this reading Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.
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From this reading Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too.
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From this reading Don't you look at that strap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don't you look at that strap.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I was her I'd have the law on you.
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From this reading Entirely alone now, for following a stormy scene on his discovery of Anna's disappearance, Katie had gone too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I was her I'd have the law on you.
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From this reading For a week after Anna's escape Herman Klein had sat alone and brooded.
in or at the place that
From this reading “I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.
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From this reading “I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don't know where she is,” she had said, angrily, “and if I did know I wouldn't tell you.
