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Chapter XIV
THE SEVEN IN A TRAP. Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them. There was no one in the neighborhood to observe them. They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near. A moment more and they and the wheelbarrow, too, had disappeared in the shadow of the trees.
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later than; following
From this reading “Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A moment more and they and the wheelbarrow, too, had disappeared in the shadow of the trees.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was no one in the neighborhood to observe them.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.”
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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 SEVEN IN A TRAP.
later than; following
From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
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From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
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From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
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From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
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From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
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From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
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From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
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From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A moment more and they and the wheelbarrow, too, had disappeared in the shadow of the trees.
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From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
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From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
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From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
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From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A moment more and they and the wheelbarrow, too, had disappeared in the shadow of the trees.
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From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
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From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
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From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SEVEN IN A TRAP.
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From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
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From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
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From this reading A moment more and they and the wheelbarrow, too, had disappeared in the shadow of the trees.
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From this reading A moment more and they and the wheelbarrow, too, had disappeared in the shadow of the trees.
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From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
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From this reading There was no one in the neighborhood to observe them.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no one in the neighborhood to observe them.
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From this reading There was no one in the neighborhood to observe them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no one in the neighborhood to observe them.
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From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
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From this reading THE SEVEN IN A TRAP.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
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From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
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From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEVEN IN A TRAP.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
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From this reading There was no one in the neighborhood to observe them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no one in the neighborhood to observe them.
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From this reading A moment more and they and the wheelbarrow, too, had disappeared in the shadow of the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SEVEN IN A TRAP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A moment more and they and the wheelbarrow, too, had disappeared in the shadow of the trees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some ten minutes after Bull Harris vanished in the shadow of the hotel, two figures came down the stairs, bearing a heavy burden between them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no one in the neighborhood to observe them.
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From this reading They crept out the back door and gently deposited their load upon a wheelbarrow that stood near.
