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Chapter XXXVII
All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will. He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair. He had understood what was being done, and saw that his intervention was too late. He could not save his mother as he had planned. He had to watch her hands blindly fighting for escape, and to abstain from help.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “He had understood what was being done, and saw that his intervention was too late.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He could not save his mother as he had planned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had understood what was being done, and saw that his intervention was too late.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He had to watch her hands blindly fighting for escape, and to abstain from help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had to watch her hands blindly fighting for escape, and to abstain from help.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “He could not save his mother as he had planned.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair.”
during the time that
From this reading “All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.”
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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 All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
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From this reading He had to watch her hands blindly fighting for escape, and to abstain from help.
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From this reading All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He had understood what was being done, and saw that his intervention was too late.
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From this reading He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair.
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From this reading He had to watch her hands blindly fighting for escape, and to abstain from help.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not save his mother as he had planned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had understood what was being done, and saw that his intervention was too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had to watch her hands blindly fighting for escape, and to abstain from help.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had to watch her hands blindly fighting for escape, and to abstain from help.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had to watch her hands blindly fighting for escape, and to abstain from help.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had to watch her hands blindly fighting for escape, and to abstain from help.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
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From this reading He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He had to watch her hands blindly fighting for escape, and to abstain from help.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had to watch her hands blindly fighting for escape, and to abstain from help.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair.
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From this reading He had understood what was being done, and saw that his intervention was too late.
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From this reading He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had understood what was being done, and saw that his intervention was too late.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair.
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From this reading All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not save his mother as he had planned.
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From this reading He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair.
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From this reading He could not save his mother as he had planned.
except for; apart from
From this reading He could not save his mother as he had planned.
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From this reading He had understood what was being done, and saw that his intervention was too late.
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From this reading All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had understood what was being done, and saw that his intervention was too late.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had opened the door just as his father bent and kissed his mother through her hair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had to watch her hands blindly fighting for escape, and to abstain from help.
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From this reading He had understood what was being done, and saw that his intervention was too late.
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From this reading He had understood what was being done, and saw that his intervention was too late.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had understood what was being done, and saw that his intervention was too late.
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From this reading He had to watch her hands blindly fighting for escape, and to abstain from help.
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From this reading All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He had understood what was being done, and saw that his intervention was too late.
during the time that
From this reading All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
in the company of; together with
From this reading All this while Keith had stood watching, as motionless as a statue, and with as little will.
