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Chapter XVIII
A BURGLAR IN THE HOUSE. Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two. She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand. There was a hitch in the plot that she could best unravel in the silence. As she lay there she heard a slight noise, as of some one moving about.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “As she lay there she heard a slight noise, as of some one moving about.”
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading “A BURGLAR IN THE HOUSE.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There was a hitch in the plot that she could best unravel in the silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “As she lay there she heard a slight noise, as of some one moving about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a hitch in the plot that she could best unravel in the silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.”
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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 BURGLAR IN THE HOUSE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As she lay there she heard a slight noise, as of some one moving about.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she lay there she heard a slight noise, as of some one moving about.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.
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From this reading Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.
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From this reading There was a hitch in the plot that she could best unravel in the silence.
A person who commits illegal entry into a building with intent to steal valuable treasures.
From this reading A BURGLAR IN THE HOUSE.
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From this reading Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was a hitch in the plot that she could best unravel in the silence.
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From this reading Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.
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From this reading Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.
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From this reading She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.
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From this reading As she lay there she heard a slight noise, as of some one moving about.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.
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From this reading There was a hitch in the plot that she could best unravel in the silence.
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From this reading A BURGLAR IN THE HOUSE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BURGLAR IN THE HOUSE.
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From this reading Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.
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From this reading Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.
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From this reading Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.
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From this reading Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.
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From this reading As she lay there she heard a slight noise, as of some one moving about.
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From this reading She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.
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From this reading She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.
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From this reading As she lay there she heard a slight noise, as of some one moving about.
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From this reading She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.
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From this reading She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As she lay there she heard a slight noise, as of some one moving about.
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From this reading There was a hitch in the plot that she could best unravel in the silence.
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From this reading She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.
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From this reading She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.
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From this reading She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a hitch in the plot that she could best unravel in the silence.
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From this reading As she lay there she heard a slight noise, as of some one moving about.
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From this reading As she lay there she heard a slight noise, as of some one moving about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a hitch in the plot that she could best unravel in the silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BURGLAR IN THE HOUSE.
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From this reading There was a hitch in the plot that she could best unravel in the silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.
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From this reading Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.
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From this reading There was a hitch in the plot that she could best unravel in the silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was thinking of her second novel, now nearly ready for Mr. Roseleaf's hand.
at the time that
From this reading Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.
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From this reading Millicent Fern lay wide awake a few nights later, at Midlands, when the clock struck two.
