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Chapter VI
She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building. The man who had given Gratton the register followed her with his speculative eyes. She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond. She was groping blindly in a mental fog; she was tired, very tired. And uncertain.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.”
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.”
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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 was groping blindly in a mental fog; she was tired, very tired.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
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From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
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From this reading She was groping blindly in a mental fog; she was tired, very tired.
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From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
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From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
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From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
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From this reading The man who had given Gratton the register followed her with his speculative eyes.
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From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
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From this reading She was groping blindly in a mental fog; she was tired, very tired.
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From this reading The man who had given Gratton the register followed her with his speculative eyes.
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From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
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From this reading The man who had given Gratton the register followed her with his speculative eyes.
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From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
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From this reading The man who had given Gratton the register followed her with his speculative eyes.
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From this reading She was groping blindly in a mental fog; she was tired, very tired.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man who had given Gratton the register followed her with his speculative eyes.
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From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The man who had given Gratton the register followed her with his speculative eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man who had given Gratton the register followed her with his speculative eyes.
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From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man who had given Gratton the register followed her with his speculative eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was groping blindly in a mental fog; she was tired, very tired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
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From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man who had given Gratton the register followed her with his speculative eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
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From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
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From this reading The man who had given Gratton the register followed her with his speculative eyes.
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From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
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From this reading She was groping blindly in a mental fog; she was tired, very tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
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From this reading And uncertain.
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From this reading She sprang up and left the room, going in feverish haste back to the front part of the building.
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From this reading She was groping blindly in a mental fog; she was tired, very tired.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was groping blindly in a mental fog; she was tired, very tired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the door and looked out, seeing neither the dusty road, the deserted house across the way, nor the mountains beyond.
which person or people
From this reading The man who had given Gratton the register followed her with his speculative eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man who had given Gratton the register followed her with his speculative eyes.
