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Chapter XXVIII
A FIGHT IN THE DARK. Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains. “The light, Chick!” whispered Carter. Chick understood, and instantly snapped out the electric light in the ground-glass globe on the table, putting the room in black darkness. They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.”
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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 FIGHT IN THE DARK.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
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From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
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From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
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From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
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From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
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From this reading Chick understood, and instantly snapped out the electric light in the ground-glass globe on the table, putting the room in black darkness.
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From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
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From this reading “The light, Chick!” whispered Carter.
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From this reading “The light, Chick!” whispered Carter.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FIGHT IN THE DARK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick understood, and instantly snapped out the electric light in the ground-glass globe on the table, putting the room in black darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick understood, and instantly snapped out the electric light in the ground-glass globe on the table, putting the room in black darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
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From this reading A FIGHT IN THE DARK.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick understood, and instantly snapped out the electric light in the ground-glass globe on the table, putting the room in black darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick understood, and instantly snapped out the electric light in the ground-glass globe on the table, putting the room in black darkness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
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From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A FIGHT IN THE DARK.
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From this reading Chick understood, and instantly snapped out the electric light in the ground-glass globe on the table, putting the room in black darkness.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
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From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The light, Chick!” whispered Carter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Chick understood, and instantly snapped out the electric light in the ground-glass globe on the table, putting the room in black darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick understood, and instantly snapped out the electric light in the ground-glass globe on the table, putting the room in black darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick understood, and instantly snapped out the electric light in the ground-glass globe on the table, putting the room in black darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick understood, and instantly snapped out the electric light in the ground-glass globe on the table, putting the room in black darkness.
a person, without saying who
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick understood, and instantly snapped out the electric light in the ground-glass globe on the table, putting the room in black darkness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FIGHT IN THE DARK.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two men came surging into the room just as Nick and his assistant backed away into the shadows behind the bed curtains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chick understood, and instantly snapped out the electric light in the ground-glass globe on the table, putting the room in black darkness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The light, Chick!” whispered Carter.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They could hear somebody padding about without shoes not far away, and they knew that Howard Milmarsh had jumped from the bed and was ready to fight.
