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Chapter XI
RUN DOWN. Straight across the floor of the shack glided the woman. She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end. And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article. Now was his time.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Straight across the floor of the shack glided the woman.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now was his time.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.”
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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 She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Straight across the floor of the shack glided the woman.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
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From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
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From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
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From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
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From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
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From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
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From this reading RUN DOWN.
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From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
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From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Straight across the floor of the shack glided the woman.
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From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
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From this reading Straight across the floor of the shack glided the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
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From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now was his time.
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From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
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From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
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From this reading Now was his time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Straight across the floor of the shack glided the woman.
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From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
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From this reading RUN DOWN.
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From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
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From this reading Straight across the floor of the shack glided the woman.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Straight across the floor of the shack glided the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Straight across the floor of the shack glided the woman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now was his time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
at the time that
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was making a bee line for the string of beads with the little silver cross at the double end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Straight across the floor of the shack glided the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the hidden scout could hear the low words of musical Italian flowing from her lips when she reached out an eager hand to seize upon the sacred article.
