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Chapter XXXVI
When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room. No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind. Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them. No one disturbed her. She was left in isolation, a prey to dismal thoughts.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was left in isolation, a prey to dismal thoughts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one disturbed her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.”
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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 No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.
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From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
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From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
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From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
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From this reading She was left in isolation, a prey to dismal thoughts.
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From this reading No one disturbed her.
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From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
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From this reading No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.
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From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.
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From this reading No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.
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From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
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From this reading She was left in isolation, a prey to dismal thoughts.
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From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was left in isolation, a prey to dismal thoughts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.
not any; not one
From this reading No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.
not one, and not any
From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
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From this reading No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.
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From this reading No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one disturbed her.
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From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
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From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
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From this reading No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.
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From this reading She was left in isolation, a prey to dismal thoughts.
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From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was left in isolation, a prey to dismal thoughts.
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From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
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From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
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From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
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From this reading She was left in isolation, a prey to dismal thoughts.
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From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
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From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
at the time that
From this reading When that day began to wane Susannah was still sitting in the empty curtained room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No plan which offered even a fair hope of escape had occurred to her mind.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Although in pictures of adventure her imagination had been fertile, throwing out suggestions unbidden, her judgment would have none of them.
