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Chapter XXVI
FOR THE LAST TIME. My eyes turned immediately in the direction of the secret chamber. Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her. What should I do? For a moment I hesitated, then I rushed from the room and hastened back to Mr. Felt.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOR THE LAST TIME.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “My eyes turned immediately in the direction of the secret chamber.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOR THE LAST TIME.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.”
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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 For a moment I hesitated, then I rushed from the room and hastened back to Mr. Felt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
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From this reading For a moment I hesitated, then I rushed from the room and hastened back to Mr. Felt.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
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From this reading My eyes turned immediately in the direction of the secret chamber.
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From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
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From this reading My eyes turned immediately in the direction of the secret chamber.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What should I do?
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From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
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From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
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From this reading My eyes turned immediately in the direction of the secret chamber.
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From this reading For a moment I hesitated, then I rushed from the room and hastened back to Mr. Felt.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR THE LAST TIME.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For a moment I hesitated, then I rushed from the room and hastened back to Mr. Felt.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
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From this reading For a moment I hesitated, then I rushed from the room and hastened back to Mr. Felt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
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From this reading For a moment I hesitated, then I rushed from the room and hastened back to Mr. Felt.
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From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
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From this reading My eyes turned immediately in the direction of the secret chamber.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My eyes turned immediately in the direction of the secret chamber.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
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From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOR THE LAST TIME.
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From this reading For a moment I hesitated, then I rushed from the room and hastened back to Mr. Felt.
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From this reading For a moment I hesitated, then I rushed from the room and hastened back to Mr. Felt.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My eyes turned immediately in the direction of the secret chamber.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My eyes turned immediately in the direction of the secret chamber.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
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From this reading For a moment I hesitated, then I rushed from the room and hastened back to Mr. Felt.
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From this reading For a moment I hesitated, then I rushed from the room and hastened back to Mr. Felt.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading My eyes turned immediately in the direction of the secret chamber.
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From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading What should I do?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOR THE LAST TIME.
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From this reading For a moment I hesitated, then I rushed from the room and hastened back to Mr. Felt.
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From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOR THE LAST TIME.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment I hesitated, then I rushed from the room and hastened back to Mr. Felt.
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From this reading My eyes turned immediately in the direction of the secret chamber.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
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From this reading Its entrance was closed, but I knew she was hidden there as well as if the door had been open and I had seen her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What should I do?
