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Chapter XVII
ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message. The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed. “Mary Malden,” he said to himself, as he hung up the receiver. “I might have guessed it! Just the place for her, too.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I might have guessed it!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““I might have guessed it!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed.”
went away to a private place
From this reading “The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Mary Malden,” he said to himself, as he hung up the receiver.
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From this reading The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed.
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From this reading “I might have guessed it!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I might have guessed it!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mary Malden,” he said to himself, as he hung up the receiver.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Just the place for her, too.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed.
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From this reading The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed.
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From this reading “Mary Malden,” he said to himself, as he hung up the receiver.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I might have guessed it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.
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From this reading Just the place for her, too.
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From this reading ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.
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From this reading “Mary Malden,” he said to himself, as he hung up the receiver.
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From this reading ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mary Malden,” he said to himself, as he hung up the receiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I might have guessed it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.
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From this reading Just the place for her, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mary Malden,” he said to himself, as he hung up the receiver.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed.
went away to a private place
From this reading The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mary Malden,” he said to himself, as he hung up the receiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.
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From this reading ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rest of the household had retired, and Loft was himself preparing for bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.
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From this reading Just the place for her, too.
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From this reading “Mary Malden,” he said to himself, as he hung up the receiver.
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From this reading ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON TO MAPLEDALE IT was shortly before midnight that Valentine Loft received that telephone message.
