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Chapter XII
A BRIBE I wheeled round and peered into the darkness. Lady Angela's fingers clutched my arm. I could feel that she was trembling violently. It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless. "What is it?"
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could feel that she was trembling violently.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless.”
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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 A BRIBE I wheeled round and peered into the darkness.
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From this reading It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BRIBE I wheeled round and peered into the darkness.
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From this reading Lady Angela's fingers clutched my arm.
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From this reading Lady Angela's fingers clutched my arm.
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From this reading It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless.
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From this reading It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BRIBE I wheeled round and peered into the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Angela's fingers clutched my arm.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could feel that she was trembling violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BRIBE I wheeled round and peered into the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could feel that she was trembling violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Angela's fingers clutched my arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A BRIBE I wheeled round and peered into the darkness.
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From this reading It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A BRIBE I wheeled round and peered into the darkness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless.
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From this reading Lady Angela's fingers clutched my arm.
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From this reading It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Lady Angela's fingers clutched my arm.
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From this reading A BRIBE I wheeled round and peered into the darkness.
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From this reading A BRIBE I wheeled round and peered into the darkness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could feel that she was trembling violently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could feel that she was trembling violently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BRIBE I wheeled round and peered into the darkness.
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From this reading I could feel that she was trembling violently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless.
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From this reading I could feel that she was trembling violently.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I could feel that she was trembling violently.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?"
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From this reading A BRIBE I wheeled round and peered into the darkness.
belonging to which person
From this reading It was Grooton whose figure loomed up almost immediately before us--Grooton, bareheaded and breathless.
