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Chapter XII
“But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?” The woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks. “No,” she disclaimed; “she could not have done that. I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.” “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.””
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““No,” she disclaimed; “she could not have done that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No,” she disclaimed; “she could not have done that.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.””
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ““But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.””
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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 woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks.
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From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks.
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From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.”
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From this reading The woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
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From this reading I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No,” she disclaimed; “she could not have done that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” she disclaimed; “she could not have done that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No,” she disclaimed; “she could not have done that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
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From this reading I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” she disclaimed; “she could not have done that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No,” she disclaimed; “she could not have done that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But might she not have carried it back to some place of concealment in the rooms she had left?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was careful to lock the library door behind her before I ran out into the hall.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Then,” concluded Violet, with all the emphasis of conviction, “it is here, and nowhere else we must look for that document till we find it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman’s face changed and a slight flush showed through the natural brown of her cheeks.
