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Chapter XXVI
Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face. She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour. But she could not answer him at all. She was desired to tell him all that she knew about the robbery, and she was unable to declare that she knew nothing. How much did he suspect?
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She was desired to tell him all that she knew about the robbery, and she was unable to declare that she knew nothing.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But she could not answer him at all.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “She was desired to tell him all that she knew about the robbery, and she was unable to declare that she knew nothing.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was desired to tell him all that she knew about the robbery, and she was unable to declare that she knew nothing.”
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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 She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was desired to tell him all that she knew about the robbery, and she was unable to declare that she knew nothing.
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From this reading But she could not answer him at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was desired to tell him all that she knew about the robbery, and she was unable to declare that she knew nothing.
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From this reading But she could not answer him at all.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she could not answer him at all.
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From this reading She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she could not answer him at all.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
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From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But she could not answer him at all.
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From this reading She was desired to tell him all that she knew about the robbery, and she was unable to declare that she knew nothing.
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From this reading She was desired to tell him all that she knew about the robbery, and she was unable to declare that she knew nothing.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How much did he suspect?
one or the other of two
From this reading She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.
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From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
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From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How much did he suspect?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.
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From this reading How much did he suspect?
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From this reading She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.
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From this reading She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
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From this reading She was desired to tell him all that she knew about the robbery, and she was unable to declare that she knew nothing.
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From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
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From this reading How much did he suspect?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she could not answer him at all.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was desired to tell him all that she knew about the robbery, and she was unable to declare that she knew nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.
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From this reading She was desired to tell him all that she knew about the robbery, and she was unable to declare that she knew nothing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
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From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much did he suspect?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was desired to tell him all that she knew about the robbery, and she was unable to declare that she knew nothing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was desired to tell him all that she knew about the robbery, and she was unable to declare that she knew nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
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From this reading She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was desired to tell him all that she knew about the robbery, and she was unable to declare that she knew nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Confidence Lizzie Eustace was speechless as she continued to look up into the Corsair's face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She ought to have answered him briskly, either with indignation or with a touch of humour.
