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I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind. I was certainly not by any means calm. I walked up and down a little, and hummed a tune or two. Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in. I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I walked up and down a little, and hummed a tune or two.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.”
made less worried or afraid
From this reading “Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.”
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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 I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
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From this reading I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
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From this reading I was certainly not by any means calm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.
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From this reading I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
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From this reading I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was certainly not by any means calm.
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From this reading I was certainly not by any means calm.
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From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
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From this reading I was certainly not by any means calm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.
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From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
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From this reading Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.
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From this reading Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.
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From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
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From this reading Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.
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From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
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From this reading I walked up and down a little, and hummed a tune or two.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
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From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I walked up and down a little, and hummed a tune or two.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
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From this reading I was certainly not by any means calm.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was certainly not by any means calm.
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From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
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From this reading Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I walked up and down a little, and hummed a tune or two.
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From this reading I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.
above and across; more than
From this reading I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.
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From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.
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From this reading Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.
made less worried or afraid
From this reading Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.
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From this reading I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
a person, without saying who
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
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From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I double-locked the door and felt rather reassured; now, at any rate, nobody could come in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
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From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked up and down a little, and hummed a tune or two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked up and down a little, and hummed a tune or two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I walked up and down a little, and hummed a tune or two.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I sat down again and thought over my adventure for a long time; then I went to bed and blew out my light.
at the time that
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I lit my candle, and when I stooped down to the fire in doing so I noticed that I was trembling, and I raised myself up with a jump, as if somebody had touched me from behind.
