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Chapter XXII
A MOONLIGHT FLITTING. The big Dutch clock on the kitchen mantel struck nine. The silence of the grave reigned within the house. With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action. She drew the curtain and looked out.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She drew the curtain and looked out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She drew the curtain and looked out.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The silence of the grave reigned within the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The big Dutch clock on the kitchen mantel struck nine.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “The silence of the grave reigned within the house.”
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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 MOONLIGHT FLITTING.
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From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
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From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
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From this reading The big Dutch clock on the kitchen mantel struck nine.
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From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
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From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
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From this reading The big Dutch clock on the kitchen mantel struck nine.
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From this reading She drew the curtain and looked out.
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From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew the curtain and looked out.
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From this reading The big Dutch clock on the kitchen mantel struck nine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
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From this reading A MOONLIGHT FLITTING.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
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From this reading The silence of the grave reigned within the house.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
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From this reading The silence of the grave reigned within the house.
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From this reading The big Dutch clock on the kitchen mantel struck nine.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew the curtain and looked out.
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From this reading The big Dutch clock on the kitchen mantel struck nine.
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From this reading A MOONLIGHT FLITTING.
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From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
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From this reading The big Dutch clock on the kitchen mantel struck nine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The silence of the grave reigned within the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The big Dutch clock on the kitchen mantel struck nine.
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From this reading She drew the curtain and looked out.
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From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
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From this reading The silence of the grave reigned within the house.
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From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
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From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The silence of the grave reigned within the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The big Dutch clock on the kitchen mantel struck nine.
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From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The big Dutch clock on the kitchen mantel struck nine.
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From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the first clear chime Mrs. Susan Sharpe rose from the bed on which she had thrown herself, dressed and prepared for action.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The silence of the grave reigned within the house.
