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Chapter XII
A SURPRISE No time must be lost. Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it. I surveyed the room in which I was incarcerated critically. Escape by either window was, as I have intimated, out of the question. On account of its height, the scuttle was also not to be considered.
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one or the other of two
From this reading “Escape by either window was, as I have intimated, out of the question.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Escape by either window was, as I have intimated, out of the question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “A SURPRISE No time must be lost.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Escape by either window was, as I have intimated, out of the question.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A SURPRISE No time must be lost.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.”
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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 SURPRISE No time must be lost.
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From this reading On account of its height, the scuttle was also not to be considered.
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From this reading On account of its height, the scuttle was also not to be considered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Escape by either window was, as I have intimated, out of the question.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A SURPRISE No time must be lost.
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From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
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From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Escape by either window was, as I have intimated, out of the question.
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From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
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From this reading On account of its height, the scuttle was also not to be considered.
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From this reading I surveyed the room in which I was incarcerated critically.
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From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
one or the other of two
From this reading Escape by either window was, as I have intimated, out of the question.
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From this reading Escape by either window was, as I have intimated, out of the question.
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From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Escape by either window was, as I have intimated, out of the question.
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From this reading On account of its height, the scuttle was also not to be considered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
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From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I surveyed the room in which I was incarcerated critically.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I surveyed the room in which I was incarcerated critically.
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From this reading I surveyed the room in which I was incarcerated critically.
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From this reading Escape by either window was, as I have intimated, out of the question.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On account of its height, the scuttle was also not to be considered.
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From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SURPRISE No time must be lost.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A SURPRISE No time must be lost.
not any; not one
From this reading A SURPRISE No time must be lost.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Escape by either window was, as I have intimated, out of the question.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On account of its height, the scuttle was also not to be considered.
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From this reading Escape by either window was, as I have intimated, out of the question.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Escape by either window was, as I have intimated, out of the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I surveyed the room in which I was incarcerated critically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On account of its height, the scuttle was also not to be considered.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SURPRISE No time must be lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I surveyed the room in which I was incarcerated critically.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SURPRISE No time must be lost.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I surveyed the room in which I was incarcerated critically.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I surveyed the room in which I was incarcerated critically.
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From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Escape by either window was, as I have intimated, out of the question.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Booth lived but a short hundred feet from the jail, if such it might be called, and if his wife had dinner ready it would not take him long to bring it.
