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Chapter XIV
BESSIE STUART. The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place. The trip by the railroad lasted about half an hour only. Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived. The car came slowly to a stop and the sergeant got up and opened the door.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The trip by the railroad lasted about half an hour only.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The trip by the railroad lasted about half an hour only.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.”
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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 The car came slowly to a stop and the sergeant got up and opened the door.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The trip by the railroad lasted about half an hour only.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The trip by the railroad lasted about half an hour only.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The car came slowly to a stop and the sergeant got up and opened the door.
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From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
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From this reading BESSIE STUART.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The trip by the railroad lasted about half an hour only.
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From this reading The car came slowly to a stop and the sergeant got up and opened the door.
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From this reading The car came slowly to a stop and the sergeant got up and opened the door.
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From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
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From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
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From this reading The car came slowly to a stop and the sergeant got up and opened the door.
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From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
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From this reading The car came slowly to a stop and the sergeant got up and opened the door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trip by the railroad lasted about half an hour only.
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From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
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From this reading The trip by the railroad lasted about half an hour only.
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From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
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From this reading The trip by the railroad lasted about half an hour only.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
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From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
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From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
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From this reading The trip by the railroad lasted about half an hour only.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The car came slowly to a stop and the sergeant got up and opened the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
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From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
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From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
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From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The trip by the railroad lasted about half an hour only.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The car came slowly to a stop and the sergeant got up and opened the door.
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From this reading The car came slowly to a stop and the sergeant got up and opened the door.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
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From this reading The car came slowly to a stop and the sergeant got up and opened the door.
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From this reading BESSIE STUART.
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From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
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From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The trip by the railroad lasted about half an hour only.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The car came slowly to a stop and the sergeant got up and opened the door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The event to which Ignacio was looking forward with so much pleasure was not long in taking place.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ignacio would hardly have had more than time to carry out his dastardly purpose before the train arrived.
