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Chapter XXXIX
BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie. "I will send the servants to put this room to rights." Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her. There was an air of gloom and chilliness in the rooms of the old castle. The outline of the great stones, dimly discernible through the wall-paper, was singularly suggestive of a fortress thinly disguised.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The outline of the great stones, dimly discernible through the wall-paper, was singularly suggestive of a fortress thinly disguised.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.”
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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 outline of the great stones, dimly discernible through the wall-paper, was singularly suggestive of a fortress thinly disguised.
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From this reading There was an air of gloom and chilliness in the rooms of the old castle.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an air of gloom and chilliness in the rooms of the old castle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie.
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From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
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From this reading There was an air of gloom and chilliness in the rooms of the old castle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an air of gloom and chilliness in the rooms of the old castle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie.
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From this reading The outline of the great stones, dimly discernible through the wall-paper, was singularly suggestive of a fortress thinly disguised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The outline of the great stones, dimly discernible through the wall-paper, was singularly suggestive of a fortress thinly disguised.
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From this reading The outline of the great stones, dimly discernible through the wall-paper, was singularly suggestive of a fortress thinly disguised.
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From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
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From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
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From this reading The outline of the great stones, dimly discernible through the wall-paper, was singularly suggestive of a fortress thinly disguised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an air of gloom and chilliness in the rooms of the old castle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The outline of the great stones, dimly discernible through the wall-paper, was singularly suggestive of a fortress thinly disguised.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will send the servants to put this room to rights."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was an air of gloom and chilliness in the rooms of the old castle.
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From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
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From this reading BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an air of gloom and chilliness in the rooms of the old castle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The outline of the great stones, dimly discernible through the wall-paper, was singularly suggestive of a fortress thinly disguised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will send the servants to put this room to rights."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will send the servants to put this room to rights."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will send the servants to put this room to rights."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an air of gloom and chilliness in the rooms of the old castle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will send the servants to put this room to rights."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will send the servants to put this room to rights."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The outline of the great stones, dimly discernible through the wall-paper, was singularly suggestive of a fortress thinly disguised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The outline of the great stones, dimly discernible through the wall-paper, was singularly suggestive of a fortress thinly disguised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The outline of the great stones, dimly discernible through the wall-paper, was singularly suggestive of a fortress thinly disguised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie.
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From this reading There was an air of gloom and chilliness in the rooms of the old castle.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The outline of the great stones, dimly discernible through the wall-paper, was singularly suggestive of a fortress thinly disguised.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I will send the servants to put this room to rights."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The outline of the great stones, dimly discernible through the wall-paper, was singularly suggestive of a fortress thinly disguised.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an air of gloom and chilliness in the rooms of the old castle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Maggie followed him out of the room, and together they went through the passages, calling Etta and looking for her.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BEHIND THE VEIL "Will you come with me?" said Paul to Maggie.
