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Chapter XXI
AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You? You?" "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time. But there is no time to explain now. There were others with your captors; I saw the sledge following behind.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “There were others with your captors; I saw the sledge following behind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.”
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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 AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
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From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
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From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There were others with your captors; I saw the sledge following behind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there is no time to explain now.
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From this reading There were others with your captors; I saw the sledge following behind.
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From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
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From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
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From this reading But there is no time to explain now.
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From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
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From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
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From this reading There were others with your captors; I saw the sledge following behind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
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From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there is no time to explain now.
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From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
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From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
not any; not one
From this reading But there is no time to explain now.
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From this reading But there is no time to explain now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
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From this reading There were others with your captors; I saw the sledge following behind.
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From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were others with your captors; I saw the sledge following behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
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From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were others with your captors; I saw the sledge following behind.
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From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
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From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
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From this reading But there is no time to explain now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there is no time to explain now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were others with your captors; I saw the sledge following behind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," he answered quickly, "I have been seeking you for weeks, and I find you in the nick of time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AINLEY'S STORY As Helen Yardely caught sight of Ainley's face, for a moment she was dumb with amazement, then she cried: "You?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There were others with your captors; I saw the sledge following behind.
