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Chapter IV
A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night. The wood through which we had approached the house seemed to encompass it. The branches of a great tree brushed the panes. I was tugging at the fastening of the window when I became aware of Bates at my elbow. “Did something happen, sir?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The branches of a great tree brushed the panes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wood through which we had approached the house seemed to encompass it.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““Did something happen, sir?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The wood through which we had approached the house seemed to encompass 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 A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night.
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From this reading The wood through which we had approached the house seemed to encompass it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was tugging at the fastening of the window when I became aware of Bates at my elbow.
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From this reading I was tugging at the fastening of the window when I became aware of Bates at my elbow.
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From this reading I was tugging at the fastening of the window when I became aware of Bates at my elbow.
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From this reading I was tugging at the fastening of the window when I became aware of Bates at my elbow.
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From this reading The branches of a great tree brushed the panes.
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From this reading The branches of a great tree brushed the panes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did something happen, sir?”
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From this reading I was tugging at the fastening of the window when I became aware of Bates at my elbow.
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From this reading The wood through which we had approached the house seemed to encompass it.
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From this reading I was tugging at the fastening of the window when I became aware of Bates at my elbow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The branches of a great tree brushed the panes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wood through which we had approached the house seemed to encompass it.
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From this reading “Did something happen, sir?”
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From this reading The wood through which we had approached the house seemed to encompass it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The wood through which we had approached the house seemed to encompass it.
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From this reading A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was tugging at the fastening of the window when I became aware of Bates at my elbow.
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From this reading A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The branches of a great tree brushed the panes.
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From this reading A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night.
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From this reading The branches of a great tree brushed the panes.
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From this reading A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night.
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From this reading A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wood through which we had approached the house seemed to encompass it.
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From this reading “Did something happen, sir?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Did something happen, sir?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The wood through which we had approached the house seemed to encompass it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night.
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From this reading The branches of a great tree brushed the panes.
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From this reading I was tugging at the fastening of the window when I became aware of Bates at my elbow.
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From this reading A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was tugging at the fastening of the window when I became aware of Bates at my elbow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The wood through which we had approached the house seemed to encompass it.
at the time that
From this reading I was tugging at the fastening of the window when I became aware of Bates at my elbow.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wood through which we had approached the house seemed to encompass it.
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From this reading A VOICE FROM THE LAKE I ran to the window and peered out into the night.
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From this reading The wood through which we had approached the house seemed to encompass it.
