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Chapter XL
"IT WILL BE TO YOU." They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table. The great house stood empty with all its grandeur intact. The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away. Nothing had been moved, nothing taken.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great house stood empty with all its grandeur intact.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing had been moved, nothing taken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great house stood empty with all its grandeur intact.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.”
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading “The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.”
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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 servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.
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From this reading The great house stood empty with all its grandeur intact.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
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From this reading The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "IT WILL BE TO YOU."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.
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From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great house stood empty with all its grandeur intact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great house stood empty with all its grandeur intact.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great house stood empty with all its grandeur intact.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.
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From this reading The great house stood empty with all its grandeur intact.
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From this reading The great house stood empty with all its grandeur intact.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "IT WILL BE TO YOU."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The great house stood empty with all its grandeur intact.
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From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
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From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
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From this reading Nothing had been moved, nothing taken.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing had been moved, nothing taken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great house stood empty with all its grandeur intact.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing had been moved, nothing taken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "IT WILL BE TO YOU."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
money or a reward earned for work
From this reading The servants had been paid their wages a few days before the crash and had gone away.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "IT WILL BE TO YOU."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The great house stood empty with all its grandeur intact.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading They found the key lying within the locked gate, and the dim light burning and the pistol loaded upon the table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "IT WILL BE TO YOU."
