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Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room. Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall. Did he actually know that some one had been with her? And who could have betrayed her, and have called him home? Or could he have come home by accident sooner than usual?
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later than; following
From this reading “Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Did he actually know that some one had been with her?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Or could he have come home by accident sooner than usual?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And who could have betrayed her, and have called him home?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And who could have betrayed her, and have called him home?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Did he actually know that some one had been with her?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Did he actually know that some one had been with her?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.”
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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 Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
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From this reading Or could he have come home by accident sooner than usual?
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From this reading Did he actually know that some one had been with her?
later than; following
From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Did he actually know that some one had been with her?
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From this reading And who could have betrayed her, and have called him home?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Or could he have come home by accident sooner than usual?
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From this reading And who could have betrayed her, and have called him home?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Or could he have come home by accident sooner than usual?
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From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And who could have betrayed her, and have called him home?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did he actually know that some one had been with her?
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From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
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From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
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From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
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From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And who could have betrayed her, and have called him home?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did he actually know that some one had been with her?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
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From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And who could have betrayed her, and have called him home?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
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From this reading And who could have betrayed her, and have called him home?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did he actually know that some one had been with her?
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From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Did he actually know that some one had been with her?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or could he have come home by accident sooner than usual?
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From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did he actually know that some one had been with her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or could he have come home by accident sooner than usual?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Or could he have come home by accident sooner than usual?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Did he actually know that some one had been with her?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or could he have come home by accident sooner than usual?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sirona had had time to throw herself on to her couch; she was terribly frightened, and had turned her face to the wall.
which person or people
From this reading And who could have betrayed her, and have called him home?
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From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Did he actually know that some one had been with her?
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within a few minutes after Hermas had flung himself out of window into the roadway, Phoebicius walked into his sleeping-room.
