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Chapter XII
MRS. PREEDY HAS DREADFUL DREAMS. So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose. Deep as were her slumbers, they were not peaceful. Murder was in her brain, and it presented itself to her in a thousand hideous and grotesque shapes.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “PREEDY HAS DREADFUL DREAMS.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “PREEDY HAS DREADFUL DREAMS.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Murder was in her brain, and it presented itself to her in a thousand hideous and grotesque shapes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.”
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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 Murder was in her brain, and it presented itself to her in a thousand hideous and grotesque shapes.
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From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Murder was in her brain, and it presented itself to her in a thousand hideous and grotesque shapes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Deep as were her slumbers, they were not peaceful.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
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From this reading Murder was in her brain, and it presented itself to her in a thousand hideous and grotesque shapes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
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From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
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From this reading Deep as were her slumbers, they were not peaceful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading PREEDY HAS DREADFUL DREAMS.
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From this reading PREEDY HAS DREADFUL DREAMS.
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From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
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From this reading Murder was in her brain, and it presented itself to her in a thousand hideous and grotesque shapes.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PREEDY HAS DREADFUL DREAMS.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
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From this reading Murder was in her brain, and it presented itself to her in a thousand hideous and grotesque shapes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Murder was in her brain, and it presented itself to her in a thousand hideous and grotesque shapes.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Murder was in her brain, and it presented itself to her in a thousand hideous and grotesque shapes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
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From this reading MRS.
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From this reading Murder was in her brain, and it presented itself to her in a thousand hideous and grotesque shapes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Deep as were her slumbers, they were not peaceful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
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From this reading Deep as were her slumbers, they were not peaceful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PREEDY HAS DREADFUL DREAMS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murder was in her brain, and it presented itself to her in a thousand hideous and grotesque shapes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murder was in her brain, and it presented itself to her in a thousand hideous and grotesque shapes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Deep as were her slumbers, they were not peaceful.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Deep as were her slumbers, they were not peaceful.
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From this reading Murder was in her brain, and it presented itself to her in a thousand hideous and grotesque shapes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Deep as were her slumbers, they were not peaceful.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading So profound was the sleep of Mrs. Preedy, lodging-house keeper, whom we left slumbering in the first chapter of our story, that we have been able, without disturbing her, to make the foregoing extracts from the copies of the _Evening Moon_ which lay on the table immediately beneath her nose.
