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Chapter XV
Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us. He had no scruple in showing that I was the last person he wished to meet. One look was enough for him! His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red. Backing out into the hall he banged the door.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had no scruple in showing that I was the last person he wished to meet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One look was enough for him!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One look was enough for him!”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red.”
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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 His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red.
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From this reading His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
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From this reading Backing out into the hall he banged the door.
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From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
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From this reading Backing out into the hall he banged the door.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
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From this reading His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
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From this reading His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red.
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From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
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From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
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From this reading One look was enough for him!
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From this reading His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red.
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From this reading His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One look was enough for him!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no scruple in showing that I was the last person he wished to meet.
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From this reading Backing out into the hall he banged the door.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no scruple in showing that I was the last person he wished to meet.
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From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One look was enough for him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had no scruple in showing that I was the last person he wished to meet.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Backing out into the hall he banged the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no scruple in showing that I was the last person he wished to meet.
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From this reading His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One look was enough for him!
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From this reading He had no scruple in showing that I was the last person he wished to meet.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no scruple in showing that I was the last person he wished to meet.
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From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One look was enough for him!
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From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Backing out into the hall he banged the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had no scruple in showing that I was the last person he wished to meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had no scruple in showing that I was the last person he wished to meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had no scruple in showing that I was the last person he wished to meet.
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From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red.
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From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
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From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His pale face--changed and aged since London--flushed a dark and violent red.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dierdre O'Farrell and I were sitting side by side, our backs to the door, so it was only as we turned that Herter could have recognized us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had no scruple in showing that I was the last person he wished to meet.
