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Chapter XXXV
Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home. She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent. "Where did that veiled woman buy her ticket for? What is her destination?" he whispered. He told him, and the officer jotted down the name of the station in his note-book.
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an old word for “before”
From this reading “She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He told him, and the officer jotted down the name of the station in his note-book.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He told him, and the officer jotted down the name of the station in his note-book.”
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From this reading She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.
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From this reading She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home.
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From this reading Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home.
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From this reading Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home.
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From this reading "Where did that veiled woman buy her ticket for?
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From this reading Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home.
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From this reading What is her destination?" he whispered.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did that veiled woman buy her ticket for?
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From this reading She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.
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From this reading He told him, and the officer jotted down the name of the station in his note-book.
an old word for “before”
From this reading She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What is her destination?" he whispered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told him, and the officer jotted down the name of the station in his note-book.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He told him, and the officer jotted down the name of the station in his note-book.
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From this reading Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home.
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From this reading Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home.
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From this reading Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He told him, and the officer jotted down the name of the station in his note-book.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is her destination?" he whispered.
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From this reading He told him, and the officer jotted down the name of the station in his note-book.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told him, and the officer jotted down the name of the station in his note-book.
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From this reading He told him, and the officer jotted down the name of the station in his note-book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He told him, and the officer jotted down the name of the station in his note-book.
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From this reading He told him, and the officer jotted down the name of the station in his note-book.
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From this reading She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.
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From this reading She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home.
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From this reading She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He told him, and the officer jotted down the name of the station in his note-book.
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From this reading She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Where did that veiled woman buy her ticket for?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home.
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From this reading Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home.
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From this reading She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He told him, and the officer jotted down the name of the station in his note-book.
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From this reading Ida hurried back to the depot, purchased her ticket, and boarded the train for home.
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From this reading "Where did that veiled woman buy her ticket for?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is her destination?" he whispered.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did that veiled woman buy her ticket for?
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From this reading What is her destination?" he whispered.
which person or people
From this reading She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.
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From this reading She had scarcely stepped from the ticket-agent's window, ere the policeman who had directed her to the pawn-shop accosted the agent.
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From this reading "Where did that veiled woman buy her ticket for?
