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Chapter VIII
"Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us. "You have found the girl and you have come to ask for money. It is a reasonable request, and if you do not ask too much you shall have it. I think it will heal all wounds." My indignation flared up through all my horror and dismay.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “"Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have found the girl and you have come to ask for money.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You have found the girl and you have come to ask for money.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have found the girl and you have come to ask for money.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “It is a reasonable request, and if you do not ask too much you shall have it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think it will heal all wounds."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “My indignation flared up through all my horror and dismay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.”
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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 "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
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From this reading I think it will heal all wounds."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
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From this reading "You have found the girl and you have come to ask for money.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have found the girl and you have come to ask for money.
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From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
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From this reading My indignation flared up through all my horror and dismay.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It is a reasonable request, and if you do not ask too much you shall have it.
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From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
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From this reading My indignation flared up through all my horror and dismay.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You have found the girl and you have come to ask for money.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You have found the girl and you have come to ask for money.
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From this reading "You have found the girl and you have come to ask for money.
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From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have found the girl and you have come to ask for money.
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From this reading I think it will heal all wounds."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
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From this reading My indignation flared up through all my horror and dismay.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think it will heal all wounds."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
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From this reading My indignation flared up through all my horror and dismay.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a reasonable request, and if you do not ask too much you shall have it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a reasonable request, and if you do not ask too much you shall have it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
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From this reading "You have found the girl and you have come to ask for money.
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From this reading It is a reasonable request, and if you do not ask too much you shall have it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My indignation flared up through all my horror and dismay.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is a reasonable request, and if you do not ask too much you shall have it.
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From this reading It is a reasonable request, and if you do not ask too much you shall have it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is a reasonable request, and if you do not ask too much you shall have it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading It is a reasonable request, and if you do not ask too much you shall have it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it will heal all wounds."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My indignation flared up through all my horror and dismay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have found the girl and you have come to ask for money.
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From this reading It is a reasonable request, and if you do not ask too much you shall have it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My indignation flared up through all my horror and dismay.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
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From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
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From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
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From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
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From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I think it will heal all wounds."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well?" she said, in a hard whisper, and with a covert look around as if she feared the very walls might hear us.
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From this reading I think it will heal all wounds."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have found the girl and you have come to ask for money.
