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Chapter XVII
THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.' The two girls stood and listened. They heard the handle tried; the rapping at the panel. 'You may knock, and knock, but it won't be opened. He's gone.
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used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “'You may knock, and knock, but it won't be opened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two girls stood and listened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'”
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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 FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
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From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'You may knock, and knock, but it won't be opened.
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From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
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From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
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From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'You may knock, and knock, but it won't be opened.
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From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
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From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
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From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
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From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
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From this reading The two girls stood and listened.
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From this reading He's gone.
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From this reading They heard the handle tried; the rapping at the panel.
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From this reading He's gone.
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From this reading They heard the handle tried; the rapping at the panel.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
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From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'You may knock, and knock, but it won't be opened.
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From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You may knock, and knock, but it won't be opened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two girls stood and listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'You may knock, and knock, but it won't be opened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You may knock, and knock, but it won't be opened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They heard the handle tried; the rapping at the panel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They heard the handle tried; the rapping at the panel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two girls stood and listened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They heard the handle tried; the rapping at the panel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They heard the handle tried; the rapping at the panel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two girls stood and listened.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You may knock, and knock, but it won't be opened.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE FIGURES ON THE BED 'At anyrate,' remarked Miss Bewicke, as, turning the key in the lock, she shut herself and Miss Broad inside the dining-room, 'you can't get at us for a time.'
