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Chapter XXXVI
The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness. Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang. She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp. “Where are you going?” she demanded, in a faint tone. “I—I am afraid!”
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.”
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.”
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading “Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.”
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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 moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
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From this reading “I—I am afraid!”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I—I am afraid!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you going?” she demanded, in a faint tone.
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From this reading Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where are you going?” she demanded, in a faint tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where are you going?” she demanded, in a faint tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.
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From this reading Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.
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From this reading “Where are you going?” she demanded, in a faint tone.
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.
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From this reading She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
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From this reading She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
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From this reading Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.
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From this reading She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.
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From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
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From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where are you going?” she demanded, in a faint tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The moon had retreated behind a dense wall of cloud, and the landscape was enveloped in semi-darkness.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you going?” she demanded, in a faint tone.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She whom I held fast with my iron grip shrunk back, and strove to release herself from my grasp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Reaching the door of the vault, I unlocked it; it opened instantly, and fell back with a sudden clang.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you going?” she demanded, in a faint tone.
