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Chapter XIV
We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes. He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties. Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place. Doubtless she had been to visit him. Probably she had just left him.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Doubtless she had been to visit him.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.”
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.”
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From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
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From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
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From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
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From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Doubtless she had been to visit him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
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From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
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From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
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From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
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From this reading Doubtless she had been to visit him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
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From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
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From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
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From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
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From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
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From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
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From this reading Probably she had just left him.
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From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
not any; not one
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Probably she had just left him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Doubtless she had been to visit him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her agitation, her alarm on meeting him, her refusal to parley, her anxiety to be gone, all—and his keen eyes had missed no item of her disorder—all pointed to one thing, to her knowledge of her lover’s hiding-place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
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From this reading Doubtless she had been to visit him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had suspected the girl before; his suspicions were now grown to certainties.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
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From this reading We left Mr. Bishop standing in the middle of the woodland track and following Henrietta with his eyes.
