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Chapter XXXII
Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud. She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant. But she knew what the result of its explosion would be. The shells were not loaded at the Spencer plant. They were shipped away for that.
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a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading “But she knew what the result of its explosion would be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.”
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From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
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From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The shells were not loaded at the Spencer plant.
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From this reading They were shipped away for that.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she knew what the result of its explosion would be.
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From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
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From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she knew what the result of its explosion would be.
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From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading But she knew what the result of its explosion would be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were shipped away for that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But she knew what the result of its explosion would be.
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From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
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From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shells were not loaded at the Spencer plant.
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From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she knew what the result of its explosion would be.
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From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
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From this reading But she knew what the result of its explosion would be.
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From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
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From this reading The shells were not loaded at the Spencer plant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were shipped away for that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shells were not loaded at the Spencer plant.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were shipped away for that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
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From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
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From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shells were not loaded at the Spencer plant.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But she knew what the result of its explosion would be.
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From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anna Klein stood in her small room and covered her mouth with her hands, lest she shriek aloud.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew quite well that the bomb in the suit-case would not suffice to blow up the whole great plant.
