Chapter XXIX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Had they found him already?

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

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From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

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From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

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From this reading For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.

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From this reading For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Had they found him already?

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From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

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From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

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From this reading Was it a life-and-death struggle going on within?

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From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Had they found him already?

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From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

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From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

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From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

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From this reading Was it a life-and-death struggle going on within?

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From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

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From this reading For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

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From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

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From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

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From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

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From this reading For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

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From this reading THE SICK-CHAMBER.

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From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading For one moment she stood rooted; the next she flew to the door.

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From this reading Was it a life-and-death struggle going on within?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SICK-CHAMBER.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Had they found him already?

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

at the time that

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She had reached the little iron gate, which hung on one hinge only, and was lifting it from the ground to push it open, when sudden through the stillness came a frightful cry.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Was it a life-and-death struggle going on within?