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Chapter XVI
"PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them. It appeared to come from a house standing a little off from the road. "Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter. "I think I would rather go with you. Dolly will stand, and I do not wish to be left alone."
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later than; following
From this reading “"PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dolly will stand, and I do not wish to be left alone."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It appeared to come from a house standing a little off from the road.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dolly will stand, and I do not wish to be left alone."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It appeared to come from a house standing a little off from the road.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dolly will stand, and I do not wish to be left alone."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I think I would rather go with you.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.”
during the time that
From this reading “"PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I think I would rather go with you.”
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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 "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
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From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
later than; following
From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dolly will stand, and I do not wish to be left alone."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter.
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From this reading It appeared to come from a house standing a little off from the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter.
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From this reading "Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dolly will stand, and I do not wish to be left alone."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It appeared to come from a house standing a little off from the road.
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From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Dolly will stand, and I do not wish to be left alone."
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From this reading Dolly will stand, and I do not wish to be left alone."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It appeared to come from a house standing a little off from the road.
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From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter.
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From this reading It appeared to come from a house standing a little off from the road.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter.
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From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It appeared to come from a house standing a little off from the road.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dolly will stand, and I do not wish to be left alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It appeared to come from a house standing a little off from the road.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dolly will stand, and I do not wish to be left alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It appeared to come from a house standing a little off from the road.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think I would rather go with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It appeared to come from a house standing a little off from the road.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dolly will stand, and I do not wish to be left alone."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I think I would rather go with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It appeared to come from a house standing a little off from the road.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
during the time that
From this reading "PROMISE OR DIE" While they were thus standing irresolute after the accident, suddenly a light glimmered upon them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Dolly will stand, and I do not wish to be left alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dolly will stand, and I do not wish to be left alone."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I think I would rather go with you.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I think I would rather go with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shall I leave you here and go for assistance?" asked Walter.
