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Chapter II
THE HIDDEN HANDS 1. Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles. A little crowd of people were elbowing their way out on to the sidewalk. The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged. Quest, who had lit a cigar, watched them curiously.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “THE HIDDEN HANDS 1.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A little crowd of people were elbowing their way out on to the sidewalk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.”
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From this reading THE HIDDEN HANDS 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
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From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
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From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
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From this reading Quest, who had lit a cigar, watched them curiously.
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From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
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From this reading A little crowd of people were elbowing their way out on to the sidewalk.
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From this reading Quest, who had lit a cigar, watched them curiously.
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From this reading The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged.
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From this reading A little crowd of people were elbowing their way out on to the sidewalk.
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From this reading The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged.
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From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
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From this reading The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading THE HIDDEN HANDS 1.
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From this reading THE HIDDEN HANDS 1.
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From this reading The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
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From this reading The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged.
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From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
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From this reading Quest, who had lit a cigar, watched them curiously.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little crowd of people were elbowing their way out on to the sidewalk.
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From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
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From this reading The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A little crowd of people were elbowing their way out on to the sidewalk.
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From this reading A little crowd of people were elbowing their way out on to the sidewalk.
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From this reading A little crowd of people were elbowing their way out on to the sidewalk.
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From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A little crowd of people were elbowing their way out on to the sidewalk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HIDDEN HANDS 1.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A little crowd of people were elbowing their way out on to the sidewalk.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged.
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From this reading The faces of most of them were still shadowed by the three hours of tense drama from which they had just emerged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A little crowd of people were elbowing their way out on to the sidewalk.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quest, who had lit a cigar, watched them curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A little crowd of people were elbowing their way out on to the sidewalk.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A little crowd of people were elbowing their way out on to the sidewalk.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sanford Quest and Lenora stood side by side upon the steps of the Courthouse, waiting for the automobile which had become momentarily entangled in a string of vehicles.
which person or people
From this reading Quest, who had lit a cigar, watched them curiously.
