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Chapter XX
A MIDNIGHT VISITOR. This was what had happened to Hetty. In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul. What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell. She woke, but not to darkness this time.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She woke, but not to darkness this time.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.”
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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 MIDNIGHT VISITOR.
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From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
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From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She woke, but not to darkness this time.
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From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
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From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
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From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
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From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was what had happened to Hetty.
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From this reading This was what had happened to Hetty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
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From this reading This was what had happened to Hetty.
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From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
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From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
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From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MIDNIGHT VISITOR.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She woke, but not to darkness this time.
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From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
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From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was what had happened to Hetty.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She woke, but not to darkness this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was what had happened to Hetty.
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From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A MIDNIGHT VISITOR.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was what had happened to Hetty.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This was what had happened to Hetty.
at the time that
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading What it was that awakened her, whether sound or sensation, the rush of the cold night air, or only some consciousness of trouble and horror, she never could tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the middle of the night she had woke up suddenly as on that occasion when she had come to life out of her dreams, and felt the intolerable darkness go chill to her very soul.
