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Chapter XVII
THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand. Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room. She continued speaking as she went, as if deprecating the other's wrath. "I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first. I'm only slow because--I'm a little tired.
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for the reason that
From this reading “I'm only slow because--I'm a little tired.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “She continued speaking as she went, as if deprecating the other's wrath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.”
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm only slow because--I'm a little tired.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.”
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading “THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She continued speaking as she went, as if deprecating the other's wrath.”
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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 KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
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From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
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From this reading "I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.
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From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.
for the reason that
From this reading I'm only slow because--I'm a little tired.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She continued speaking as she went, as if deprecating the other's wrath.
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From this reading She continued speaking as she went, as if deprecating the other's wrath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
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From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
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From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
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From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
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From this reading "I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.
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From this reading I'm only slow because--I'm a little tired.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'm only slow because--I'm a little tired.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.
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From this reading "I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
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From this reading I'm only slow because--I'm a little tired.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
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From this reading She continued speaking as she went, as if deprecating the other's wrath.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
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From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
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From this reading I'm only slow because--I'm a little tired.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She continued speaking as she went, as if deprecating the other's wrath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm only slow because--I'm a little tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
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From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She continued speaking as she went, as if deprecating the other's wrath.
which person or people
From this reading Then, with a quick glance backwards, as of pleading to the one who exercised over her so strange a spell, she tottered from the room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE KEY TO THE PUZZLE She stood, for a second, with the handle of the open door in her grasp--as if she was glad of its support to aid her stand.
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From this reading She continued speaking as she went, as if deprecating the other's wrath.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I shall be all right--in a moment--if you don't--hurry me at first.
