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Chapter XVI
A NEW ENTRANCE. Clare sped jubilant. But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door! The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much! For what would become of them if their retreat was discovered!
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!”
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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 NEW ENTRANCE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
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From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
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From this reading For what would become of them if their retreat was discovered!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
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From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
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From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
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From this reading Clare sped jubilant.
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From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
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From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
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From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
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From this reading For what would become of them if their retreat was discovered!
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From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
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From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
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From this reading A NEW ENTRANCE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For what would become of them if their retreat was discovered!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
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From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
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From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
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From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For what would become of them if their retreat was discovered!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
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From this reading Clare sped jubilant.
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From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
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From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
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From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
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From this reading A NEW ENTRANCE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
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From this reading For what would become of them if their retreat was discovered!
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From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
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From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
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From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
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From this reading Clare sped jubilant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For what would become of them if their retreat was discovered!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For what would become of them if their retreat was discovered!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
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From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
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From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
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From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For what would become of them if their retreat was discovered!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But soon came a check to his jubilation: it was one thing to drop from the wall, and quite another to climb to the top of it without the help of the door!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
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From this reading The same moment he heard the clink of the smith’s hammer on his anvil, and to go by his yard in daylight would be to risk too much!
