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Chapter XIX
STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside. If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing. He looked up, startled, dumbfounded. And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again. Half frightened and very curious he raised the little sash and looked out.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half frightened and very curious he raised the little sash and looked out.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up, startled, dumbfounded.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.”
during the time that
From this reading “And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again.”
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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 STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again.
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From this reading And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again.
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From this reading And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
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From this reading STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.
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From this reading Half frightened and very curious he raised the little sash and looked out.
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From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
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From this reading He looked up, startled, dumbfounded.
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From this reading And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again.
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From this reading Half frightened and very curious he raised the little sash and looked out.
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From this reading And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half frightened and very curious he raised the little sash and looked out.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.
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From this reading STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up, startled, dumbfounded.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
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From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
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From this reading Half frightened and very curious he raised the little sash and looked out.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Half frightened and very curious he raised the little sash and looked out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Half frightened and very curious he raised the little sash and looked out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked up, startled, dumbfounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked up, startled, dumbfounded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Half frightened and very curious he raised the little sash and looked out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If Peter's little room had been downstairs he might have thought that a spectre of the night was passing.
during the time that
From this reading And while he gazed the tall dusky apparition passed back across the window again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STOP Suddenly something, it seemed like a shadow, crossed the window outside.
