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Chapter I
They both hurried to my side. I was sitting up in my chair, pointing, my eyes fixed with surprise. I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear. There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face. My tongue clove to the roof of my mouth.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My tongue clove to the roof of my mouth.”
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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 I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
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From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They both hurried to my side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
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From this reading I was sitting up in my chair, pointing, my eyes fixed with surprise.
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From this reading My tongue clove to the roof of my mouth.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sitting up in my chair, pointing, my eyes fixed with surprise.
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From this reading There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sitting up in my chair, pointing, my eyes fixed with surprise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face.
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From this reading They both hurried to my side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was sitting up in my chair, pointing, my eyes fixed with surprise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was sitting up in my chair, pointing, my eyes fixed with surprise.
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From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
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From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My tongue clove to the roof of my mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They both hurried to my side.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
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From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My tongue clove to the roof of my mouth.
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From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sitting up in my chair, pointing, my eyes fixed with surprise.
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From this reading My tongue clove to the roof of my mouth.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
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From this reading They both hurried to my side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sitting up in my chair, pointing, my eyes fixed with surprise.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
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From this reading I was sitting up in my chair, pointing, my eyes fixed with surprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
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From this reading There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They both hurried to my side.
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From this reading There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They both hurried to my side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My tongue clove to the roof of my mouth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was sitting up in my chair, pointing, my eyes fixed with surprise.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was sitting up in my chair, pointing, my eyes fixed with surprise.
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From this reading There had been murder in the man's eyes, loathsome things in his white unkempt face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I do not know even now why the incident should so much have alarmed me, but it is a fact that for the moment I was palsied with fear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was sitting up in my chair, pointing, my eyes fixed with surprise.
