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Chapter X
THE REFUGE. The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going. A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear. The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool. She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.”
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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 strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
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From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
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From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
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From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
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From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
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From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
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From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
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From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
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From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
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From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
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From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
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From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
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From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
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From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
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From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
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From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
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From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
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From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
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From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
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From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
not any; not one
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
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From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
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From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
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From this reading THE REFUGE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
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From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
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From this reading A strange excitement possessed her, and lifted her above all personal fear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REFUGE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
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From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The instant she found herself in the open air, her faculties seemed to come preternaturally awake, and her judgment to grow quite cool.
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From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
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From this reading The night was very dusky, but Helen knew perfectly the way she was going.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She congratulated herself that there had been no rain, and the ground would not betray their steps.
