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Chapter XXXII
A TALK AT POTLURG. It would be three weeks before the assizes came. The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found. As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned. Almost unfurnished as it was, she made of it her sitting-parlor.
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former courts that met at regular times in each English county
From this reading “It would be three weeks before the assizes came.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It would be three weeks before the assizes came.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be three weeks before the assizes came.”
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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 TALK AT POTLURG.
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From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
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From this reading Almost unfurnished as it was, she made of it her sitting-parlor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
former courts that met at regular times in each English county
From this reading It would be three weeks before the assizes came.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A TALK AT POTLURG.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be three weeks before the assizes came.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It would be three weeks before the assizes came.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
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From this reading It would be three weeks before the assizes came.
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From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
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From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
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From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost unfurnished as it was, she made of it her sitting-parlor.
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From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
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From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be three weeks before the assizes came.
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From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
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From this reading Almost unfurnished as it was, she made of it her sitting-parlor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
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From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
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From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TALK AT POTLURG.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost unfurnished as it was, she made of it her sitting-parlor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Almost unfurnished as it was, she made of it her sitting-parlor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TALK AT POTLURG.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would be three weeks before the assizes came.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be three weeks before the assizes came.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Almost unfurnished as it was, she made of it her sitting-parlor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they gave up searching, Alexa had the old door of the laird's closet, discernible enough on the inside, reopened, and the room cleaned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house of Potlurg was searched by the police from garret to cellar, but in vain; the cup was not found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be three weeks before the assizes came.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be three weeks before the assizes came.
