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Chapter IX
“But when shall I see Hugh?” she cried, again halting. “I cannot bear this terrible suspense any longer--indeed I can’t! Can I go to him soon?” “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light. “It is needless.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But when shall I see Hugh?” she cried, again halting.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading ““No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But when shall I see Hugh?” she cried, again halting.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading ““No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““But when shall I see Hugh?” she cried, again halting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can I go to him soon?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I cannot bear this terrible suspense any longer--indeed I can’t!”
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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 “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when shall I see Hugh?” she cried, again halting.
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From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
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From this reading “I cannot bear this terrible suspense any longer--indeed I can’t!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
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From this reading “I cannot bear this terrible suspense any longer--indeed I can’t!
next to; at the side of
From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
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From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But when shall I see Hugh?” she cried, again halting.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can I go to him soon?”
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From this reading “I cannot bear this terrible suspense any longer--indeed I can’t!
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From this reading “I cannot bear this terrible suspense any longer--indeed I can’t!
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From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But when shall I see Hugh?” she cried, again halting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
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From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
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From this reading Can I go to him soon?”
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From this reading “But when shall I see Hugh?” she cried, again halting.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can I go to him soon?”
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From this reading “But when shall I see Hugh?” she cried, again halting.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But when shall I see Hugh?” she cried, again halting.
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From this reading “I cannot bear this terrible suspense any longer--indeed I can’t!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is needless.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is needless.
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From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
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From this reading “I cannot bear this terrible suspense any longer--indeed I can’t!
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From this reading “It is needless.
not any; not one
From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
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From this reading “But when shall I see Hugh?” she cried, again halting.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “But when shall I see Hugh?” she cried, again halting.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But when shall I see Hugh?” she cried, again halting.
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From this reading Can I go to him soon?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I cannot bear this terrible suspense any longer--indeed I can’t!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I cannot bear this terrible suspense any longer--indeed I can’t!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I cannot bear this terrible suspense any longer--indeed I can’t!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Can I go to him soon?”
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From this reading “No!” cried a voice from the shadow of a bush close beside them as a dark alert figure sprang forth into the light.
at the time that
From this reading “But when shall I see Hugh?” she cried, again halting.
