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Chapter VII
"Sit down, Hetty, and keep yourself quiet," said Mrs. Armitage. Her manner had completely changed. A stealthy, fearful look crept into her face. She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked. She then approached the window, shut it, fastened it, and drew a heavy moreen curtain across it.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “She then approached the window, shut it, fastened it, and drew a heavy moreen curtain across it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She then approached the window, shut it, fastened it, and drew a heavy moreen curtain across it.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A stealthy, fearful look crept into her face.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Sit down, Hetty, and keep yourself quiet," said Mrs. Armitage.”
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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 stealthy, fearful look crept into her face.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She then approached the window, shut it, fastened it, and drew a heavy moreen curtain across it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sit down, Hetty, and keep yourself quiet," said Mrs. Armitage.
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From this reading She then approached the window, shut it, fastened it, and drew a heavy moreen curtain across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sit down, Hetty, and keep yourself quiet," said Mrs. Armitage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her manner had completely changed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her manner had completely changed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A stealthy, fearful look crept into her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then approached the window, shut it, fastened it, and drew a heavy moreen curtain across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sit down, Hetty, and keep yourself quiet," said Mrs. Armitage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She then approached the window, shut it, fastened it, and drew a heavy moreen curtain across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A stealthy, fearful look crept into her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then approached the window, shut it, fastened it, and drew a heavy moreen curtain across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A stealthy, fearful look crept into her face.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her manner had completely changed.
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From this reading She then approached the window, shut it, fastened it, and drew a heavy moreen curtain across it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her manner had completely changed.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
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From this reading "Sit down, Hetty, and keep yourself quiet," said Mrs. Armitage.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A stealthy, fearful look crept into her face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sit down, Hetty, and keep yourself quiet," said Mrs. Armitage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stealthy, fearful look crept into her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her manner had completely changed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then approached the window, shut it, fastened it, and drew a heavy moreen curtain across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sit down, Hetty, and keep yourself quiet," said Mrs. Armitage.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
above and across; more than
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sit down, Hetty, and keep yourself quiet," said Mrs. Armitage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sit down, Hetty, and keep yourself quiet," said Mrs. Armitage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then approached the window, shut it, fastened it, and drew a heavy moreen curtain across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sit down, Hetty, and keep yourself quiet," said Mrs. Armitage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A stealthy, fearful look crept into her face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then approached the window, shut it, fastened it, and drew a heavy moreen curtain across it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went on tiptoe to the door to assure herself over again that it was locked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She then approached the window, shut it, fastened it, and drew a heavy moreen curtain across it.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Sit down, Hetty, and keep yourself quiet," said Mrs. Armitage.
