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Chapter XVII
Vacant? Only in seeming. The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move. The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace. And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.”
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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 The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
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From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
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From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
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From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
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From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
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From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
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From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
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From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
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From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
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From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
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From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
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From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
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From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only in seeming.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
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From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
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From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
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From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
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From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
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From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
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From this reading Only in seeming.
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From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
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From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
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From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
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From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
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From this reading Only in seeming.
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From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
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From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
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From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
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From this reading The moment that Miss Cornelia and the detective had passed up the stairs, the crouching, mysterious Unknown, behind the settee, began to move.
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From this reading Vacant?
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From this reading The French window-door opened—a stealthy figure passed through it silently to be swallowed up in the darkness of the terrace.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And poor Lizzie, entering the room at that moment, saw a hand covered with blood reach back and gropingly, horribly, through the broken pane, refasten the lock.
