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Chapter VII
“He is one of the conspirators. One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot. Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room? The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment. You must be quick!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must be quick!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““He is one of the conspirators.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
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From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
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From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
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From this reading “He is one of the conspirators.
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From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
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From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
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From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
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From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is one of the conspirators.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
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From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is one of the conspirators.
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From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
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From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
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From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be quick!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He is one of the conspirators.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He is one of the conspirators.
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From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must be quick!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
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From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He is one of the conspirators.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The scoundrels have mistaken the door, but they may be here at any moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
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From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
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From this reading One of the cooks and two other guards are in the plot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you trust me enough to leave your bed and hide in another part of the room?
