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Chapter XVII
It was daylight when she awoke; but it had not been daylight long. Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom. She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later. But not so much later that they need raise the house in waking her. “Thank you,” she cried petulantly.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It was daylight when she awoke; but it had not been daylight long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Thank you,” she cried petulantly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was daylight when she awoke; but it had not been daylight long.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But not so much later that they need raise the house in waking her.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “But not so much later that they need raise the house in waking her.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom.”
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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 rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom.
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From this reading It was daylight when she awoke; but it had not been daylight long.
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From this reading Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was daylight when she awoke; but it had not been daylight long.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was daylight when she awoke; but it had not been daylight long.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thank you,” she cried petulantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was daylight when she awoke; but it had not been daylight long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom.
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From this reading She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.
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From this reading She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was daylight when she awoke; but it had not been daylight long.
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From this reading She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom.
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From this reading But not so much later that they need raise the house in waking her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But not so much later that they need raise the house in waking her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was daylight when she awoke; but it had not been daylight long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was daylight when she awoke; but it had not been daylight long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But not so much later that they need raise the house in waking her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But not so much later that they need raise the house in waking her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was daylight when she awoke; but it had not been daylight long.
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From this reading She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thank you,” she cried petulantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But not so much later that they need raise the house in waking her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was daylight when she awoke; but it had not been daylight long.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But not so much later that they need raise the house in waking her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thank you,” she cried petulantly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But not so much later that they need raise the house in waking her.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading But not so much later that they need raise the house in waking her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was daylight when she awoke; but it had not been daylight long.
at the time that
From this reading It was daylight when she awoke; but it had not been daylight long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rose on her elbow, and looking at the half-curtained window decided that it was eight o’clock, perhaps a little later.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet some one was knocking; and knocking loudly at the door of her bedroom.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Thank you,” she cried petulantly.
