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Chapter VII
A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful. He found her. As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face. She would have closed the door against him, had he not quickly stepped within. Her eyelids fluttered a moment, and then she met his gaze with a look of reckless hardihood.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “She would have closed the door against him, had he not quickly stepped within.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She would have closed the door against him, had he not quickly stepped within.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her eyelids fluttered a moment, and then she met his gaze with a look of reckless hardihood.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “She would have closed the door against him, had he not quickly stepped within.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She would have closed the door against him, had he not quickly stepped within.”
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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 A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She would have closed the door against him, had he not quickly stepped within.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
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From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
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From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
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From this reading She would have closed the door against him, had he not quickly stepped within.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
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From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
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From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
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From this reading Her eyelids fluttered a moment, and then she met his gaze with a look of reckless hardihood.
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From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
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From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
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From this reading Her eyelids fluttered a moment, and then she met his gaze with a look of reckless hardihood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found her.
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From this reading Her eyelids fluttered a moment, and then she met his gaze with a look of reckless hardihood.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
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From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
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From this reading Her eyelids fluttered a moment, and then she met his gaze with a look of reckless hardihood.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have closed the door against him, had he not quickly stepped within.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He found her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She would have closed the door against him, had he not quickly stepped within.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyelids fluttered a moment, and then she met his gaze with a look of reckless hardihood.
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From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
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From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyelids fluttered a moment, and then she met his gaze with a look of reckless hardihood.
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From this reading Her eyelids fluttered a moment, and then she met his gaze with a look of reckless hardihood.
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From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
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From this reading Her eyelids fluttered a moment, and then she met his gaze with a look of reckless hardihood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would have closed the door against him, had he not quickly stepped within.
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From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
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From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would have closed the door against him, had he not quickly stepped within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her eyelids fluttered a moment, and then she met his gaze with a look of reckless hardihood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would have closed the door against him, had he not quickly stepped within.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her eyelids fluttered a moment, and then she met his gaze with a look of reckless hardihood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A search, continued unintermittingly for a week among the hotels and lodging-houses of Boston, proved finally successful.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
which person or people
From this reading As she opened the door of the miserable apartment which she occupied, and saw who it was that had knocked, the hard, unbeautiful red of shame covered her face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her eyelids fluttered a moment, and then she met his gaze with a look of reckless hardihood.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading She would have closed the door against him, had he not quickly stepped within.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have closed the door against him, had he not quickly stepped within.
