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Chapter XIV
"Really," thought Saxon, "troubles thicken. I wonder when we shall see a gleam of daylight. Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?" But the very greatness of the emergency roused all that was strongest and best in the young man. He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I wonder when we shall see a gleam of daylight.”
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading “He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Really," thought Saxon, "troubles thicken.”
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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 I wonder when we shall see a gleam of daylight.
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From this reading But the very greatness of the emergency roused all that was strongest and best in the young man.
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From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"
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From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"
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From this reading But the very greatness of the emergency roused all that was strongest and best in the young man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the very greatness of the emergency roused all that was strongest and best in the young man.
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From this reading I wonder when we shall see a gleam of daylight.
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From this reading But the very greatness of the emergency roused all that was strongest and best in the young man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
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From this reading Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder when we shall see a gleam of daylight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
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From this reading But the very greatness of the emergency roused all that was strongest and best in the young man.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder when we shall see a gleam of daylight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the very greatness of the emergency roused all that was strongest and best in the young man.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"
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From this reading But the very greatness of the emergency roused all that was strongest and best in the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
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From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wonder when we shall see a gleam of daylight.
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From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Really," thought Saxon, "troubles thicken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the very greatness of the emergency roused all that was strongest and best in the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Really," thought Saxon, "troubles thicken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder when we shall see a gleam of daylight.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I wonder when we shall see a gleam of daylight.
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the very greatness of the emergency roused all that was strongest and best in the young man.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the very greatness of the emergency roused all that was strongest and best in the young man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Really," thought Saxon, "troubles thicken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Really," thought Saxon, "troubles thicken.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
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From this reading "Really," thought Saxon, "troubles thicken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the very greatness of the emergency roused all that was strongest and best in the young man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I wonder when we shall see a gleam of daylight.
at the time that
From this reading I wonder when we shall see a gleam of daylight.
which person or people
From this reading He soon got the truth out of poor Mrs Shelf, who blamed herself almost more than Annie for having gone to Rashleigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder when we shall see a gleam of daylight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was there ever such a troublesome and terrible girl put into the world before?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the very greatness of the emergency roused all that was strongest and best in the young man.
