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Chapter XV
Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience. The old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes. “Yes, sir, I am your prisoner,” she said. “From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth. I confess it all.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.”
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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 old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes.
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From this reading I confess it all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am your prisoner,” she said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
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From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
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From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes.
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From this reading The old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes.
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From this reading The old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
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From this reading The old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I confess it all.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.
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From this reading The old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes.
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From this reading The old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.
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From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
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From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am your prisoner,” she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I confess it all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am your prisoner,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am your prisoner,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man lay back in his chair with a twitching face, and stared at her with brooding eyes.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
in or at the place that
From this reading “From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am your prisoner,” she said.
but in spite of that
From this reading Stanley Hopkins had laid his hand upon her arm and claimed her as his prisoner, but she waved him aside gently, and yet with an over-mastering dignity which compelled obedience.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “From where I stood I could hear everything, and I know that you have learned the truth.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes, sir, I am your prisoner,” she said.
