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Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her. It argued that he was guilty, and feared to face her. Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer. "Why didn't he come to see me?" she asked Dinah. "He wanted to," replied the freckled girl.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why didn't he come to see me?" she asked Dinah.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why didn't he come to see me?" she asked Dinah.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He wanted to," replied the freckled girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer.”
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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 Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer.
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From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
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From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
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From this reading It argued that he was guilty, and feared to face her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why didn't he come to see me?" she asked Dinah.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer.
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From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why didn't he come to see me?" she asked Dinah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't he come to see me?" she asked Dinah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't he come to see me?" she asked Dinah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It argued that he was guilty, and feared to face her.
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From this reading It argued that he was guilty, and feared to face her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer.
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From this reading "He wanted to," replied the freckled girl.
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From this reading "He wanted to," replied the freckled girl.
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From this reading It argued that he was guilty, and feared to face her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It argued that he was guilty, and feared to face her.
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From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer.
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From this reading Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It argued that he was guilty, and feared to face her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why didn't he come to see me?" she asked Dinah.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer.
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From this reading Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He wanted to," replied the freckled girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't he come to see me?" she asked Dinah.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It argued that he was guilty, and feared to face her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He wanted to," replied the freckled girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It argued that he was guilty, and feared to face her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He wanted to," replied the freckled girl.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
at the time that
From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why didn't he come to see me?" she asked Dinah.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Beatrice was both surprised and alarmed when she heard of Vivian's abrupt departure without seeing her.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, try as she might, it was impossible for her to believe him to be a murderer.
