Chapter XXVI · Missing

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

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From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading That thought would only flurry her, and she must be cool.

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From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

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From this reading Mary scrambled into her clothes without pausing to do more than knot up her hair.

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From this reading That thought would only flurry her, and she must be cool.

an open area surrounded by the walls of a building

From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Mary scrambled into her clothes without pausing to do more than knot up her hair.

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From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

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From this reading In little more than the five minutes that she had named she was in the hall, and found Mrs. Toft waiting for her.

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From this reading That thought would only flurry her, and she must be cool.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading In little more than the five minutes that she had named she was in the hall, and found Mrs. Toft waiting for her.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In little more than the five minutes that she had named she was in the hall, and found Mrs. Toft waiting for her.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

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From this reading Mary scrambled into her clothes without pausing to do more than knot up her hair.

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From this reading In little more than the five minutes that she had named she was in the hall, and found Mrs. Toft waiting for her.

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From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Mary scrambled into her clothes without pausing to do more than knot up her hair.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In little more than the five minutes that she had named she was in the hall, and found Mrs. Toft waiting for her.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Mary scrambled into her clothes without pausing to do more than knot up her hair.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

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From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mary scrambled into her clothes without pausing to do more than knot up her hair.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In little more than the five minutes that she had named she was in the hall, and found Mrs. Toft waiting for her.

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From this reading Mary scrambled into her clothes without pausing to do more than knot up her hair.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In little more than the five minutes that she had named she was in the hall, and found Mrs. Toft waiting for her.

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From this reading Mary scrambled into her clothes without pausing to do more than knot up her hair.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

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From this reading In little more than the five minutes that she had named she was in the hall, and found Mrs. Toft waiting for her.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading That thought would only flurry her, and she must be cool.

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From this reading In little more than the five minutes that she had named she was in the hall, and found Mrs. Toft waiting for her.

not one and not the other of two

From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

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From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

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From this reading That thought would only flurry her, and she must be cool.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

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From this reading Mary scrambled into her clothes without pausing to do more than knot up her hair.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

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From this reading Mary scrambled into her clothes without pausing to do more than knot up her hair.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

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From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Mary scrambled into her clothes without pausing to do more than knot up her hair.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The door into the courtyard stood open, the bleak light and raw air of a January morning poured in, but neither of them heeded this.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Mary scrambled into her clothes without pausing to do more than knot up her hair.

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From this reading In little more than the five minutes that she had named she was in the hall, and found Mrs. Toft waiting for her.

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From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mary scrambled into her clothes without pausing to do more than knot up her hair.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In little more than the five minutes that she had named she was in the hall, and found Mrs. Toft waiting for her.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She tried to steady her nerves and to put from her the thought that it was her visit which had upset her uncle.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Mary scrambled into her clothes without pausing to do more than knot up her hair.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading That thought would only flurry her, and she must be cool.