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Chapter XIX
"I SHALL NOT TURN BACK." Murdoch went out into the night alone. When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment. "I will not go home yet," he said; "not yet." He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Murdoch went out into the night alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I SHALL NOT TURN BACK."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Murdoch went out into the night alone.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"I will not go home yet," he said; "not yet."”
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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 When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Murdoch went out into the night alone.
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From this reading "I SHALL NOT TURN BACK."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.
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From this reading When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will not go home yet," he said; "not yet."
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From this reading He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.
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From this reading "I will not go home yet," he said; "not yet."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I SHALL NOT TURN BACK."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Murdoch went out into the night alone.
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From this reading When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.
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From this reading He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murdoch went out into the night alone.
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From this reading Murdoch went out into the night alone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I SHALL NOT TURN BACK."
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From this reading Murdoch went out into the night alone.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will not go home yet," he said; "not yet."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I SHALL NOT TURN BACK."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Murdoch went out into the night alone.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I SHALL NOT TURN BACK."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Murdoch went out into the night alone.
at the time that
From this reading When he found himself outside the iron gate he stood still for a moment.
in or at the place that
From this reading He knew this time where he was going when he turned his steps upon the road again.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will not go home yet," he said; "not yet."
but in spite of that
From this reading "I will not go home yet," he said; "not yet."
