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Chapter XXIV
Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively. “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last. “No, there are none. I peeped out to see. They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.”
not one, and not any
From this reading ““No, there are none.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
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From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “No, there are none.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
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From this reading Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
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From this reading Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I peeped out to see.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
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From this reading Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
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From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, there are none.
not one, and not any
From this reading “No, there are none.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
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From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I peeped out to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
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From this reading I peeped out to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
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From this reading Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.
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From this reading I peeped out to see.
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From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
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From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
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From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
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From this reading “No, there are none.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I peeped out to see.
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From this reading Lady Haigh sat up, and listened attentively.
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From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They are sleeping all round the tent, so that we could not pass, but they have no one on the watch.
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From this reading “It may be only the sentries moving about,” she whispered at last.
