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Chapter XI
Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him. Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her. After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously. I took her hand to encourage her. "Oh, what hope is there for us," she whispered, "with such a man as that?"
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later than; following
From this reading “After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took her hand to encourage her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I took her hand to encourage her.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.”
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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 Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
later than; following
From this reading After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, what hope is there for us," she whispered, "with such a man as that?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading I took her hand to encourage her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
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From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
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From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
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From this reading After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.
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From this reading After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
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From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading I took her hand to encourage her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.
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From this reading After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, what hope is there for us," she whispered, "with such a man as that?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took her hand to encourage her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
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From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, what hope is there for us," she whispered, "with such a man as that?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, what hope is there for us," she whispered, "with such a man as that?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.
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From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
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From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading "Oh, what hope is there for us," she whispered, "with such a man as that?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, what hope is there for us," she whispered, "with such a man as that?"
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
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From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, what hope is there for us," she whispered, "with such a man as that?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, what hope is there for us," she whispered, "with such a man as that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, what hope is there for us," she whispered, "with such a man as that?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took her hand to encourage her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After one timid glance at him, the poor girl hid herself behind me, trembling piteously.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, what hope is there for us," she whispered, "with such a man as that?"
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From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, what hope is there for us," she whispered, "with such a man as that?"
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From this reading "Oh, what hope is there for us," she whispered, "with such a man as that?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Keller fixed his eyes on the widow in stern silence; walked past her to the inner end of the hall; and entered a room at the back of the house, closing the door behind him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, what hope is there for us," she whispered, "with such a man as that?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even if he had felt inclined to look at Minna, it would not have been possible for him to see her.
