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Chapter XIII
SUSPICION Early the next morning she called him up from the city. She explained everything. The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally. She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand. And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
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later than; following
From this reading “And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “She explained everything.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SUSPICION Early the next morning she called him up from the city.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SUSPICION Early the next morning she called him up from the city.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.”
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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 And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
later than; following
From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
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From this reading The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.
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From this reading The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.
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From this reading SUSPICION Early the next morning she called him up from the city.
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From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
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From this reading SUSPICION Early the next morning she called him up from the city.
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From this reading The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
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From this reading She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.
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From this reading The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.
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From this reading SUSPICION Early the next morning she called him up from the city.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She explained everything.
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From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
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From this reading She explained everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.
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From this reading The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.
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From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
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From this reading She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.
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From this reading The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading SUSPICION Early the next morning she called him up from the city.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SUSPICION Early the next morning she called him up from the city.
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From this reading She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.
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From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
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From this reading The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUSPICION Early the next morning she called him up from the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SUSPICION Early the next morning she called him up from the city.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
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From this reading The little daughter of her best friend had fallen downstairs, injuring herself badly,--perhaps fatally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
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From this reading She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SUSPICION Early the next morning she called him up from the city.
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From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSPICION Early the next morning she called him up from the city.
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From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUSPICION Early the next morning she called him up from the city.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUSPICION Early the next morning she called him up from the city.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And she was in such a hurry to reach the city after the child's father had called her on the telephone that she really did not have the time to stop and explain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She felt it her duty to remain with the distracted mother,--she hoped he would understand.
