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Chapter XIII
FLIGHT. In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor! As luck would have it, Harry's bed was near the door. If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape. He was fully dressed, his boots only being unlaced.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “He was fully dressed, his boots only being unlaced.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “As luck would have it, Harry's bed was near the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “As luck would have it, Harry's bed was near the door.”
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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 In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As luck would have it, Harry's bed was near the door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
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From this reading As luck would have it, Harry's bed was near the door.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He was fully dressed, his boots only being unlaced.
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From this reading He was fully dressed, his boots only being unlaced.
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From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
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From this reading In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!
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From this reading In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!
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From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
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From this reading He was fully dressed, his boots only being unlaced.
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From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
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From this reading FLIGHT.
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From this reading In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!
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From this reading He was fully dressed, his boots only being unlaced.
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From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
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From this reading As luck would have it, Harry's bed was near the door.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As luck would have it, Harry's bed was near the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was fully dressed, his boots only being unlaced.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As luck would have it, Harry's bed was near the door.
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From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As luck would have it, Harry's bed was near the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
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From this reading As luck would have it, Harry's bed was near the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
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From this reading He was fully dressed, his boots only being unlaced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!
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From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
a person, without saying who
From this reading In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the passage--Past the last door--Somebody coming--Across the lawn--A footstep--The doctor!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was fully dressed, his boots only being unlaced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he could but get out of the dormitory unobserved by the boys, that would be at least one rung mounted on the ladder of escape.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As luck would have it, Harry's bed was near the door.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As luck would have it, Harry's bed was near the door.
