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Chapter XXI
THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone. Turning back to the window I swung the free end of the rope to La Marmotte. She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go. Through the slight opening I saw for an instant the glow of the candle. Then the rope tightened, and the light went out.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Turning back to the window I swung the free end of the rope to La Marmotte.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through the slight opening I saw for an instant the glow of the candle.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then the rope tightened, and the light went out.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.”
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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 TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Through the slight opening I saw for an instant the glow of the candle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.
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From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.
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From this reading Turning back to the window I swung the free end of the rope to La Marmotte.
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From this reading Through the slight opening I saw for an instant the glow of the candle.
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From this reading She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.
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From this reading She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.
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From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
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From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.
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From this reading Turning back to the window I swung the free end of the rope to La Marmotte.
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From this reading She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Through the slight opening I saw for an instant the glow of the candle.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Turning back to the window I swung the free end of the rope to La Marmotte.
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From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
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From this reading Through the slight opening I saw for an instant the glow of the candle.
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From this reading She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.
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From this reading Through the slight opening I saw for an instant the glow of the candle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.
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From this reading Turning back to the window I swung the free end of the rope to La Marmotte.
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From this reading Then the rope tightened, and the light went out.
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From this reading Turning back to the window I swung the free end of the rope to La Marmotte.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
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From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
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From this reading Through the slight opening I saw for an instant the glow of the candle.
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From this reading Then the rope tightened, and the light went out.
above and across; more than
From this reading She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.
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From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
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From this reading Turning back to the window I swung the free end of the rope to La Marmotte.
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From this reading Through the slight opening I saw for an instant the glow of the candle.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.
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From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
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From this reading Through the slight opening I saw for an instant the glow of the candle.
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From this reading Turning back to the window I swung the free end of the rope to La Marmotte.
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From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
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From this reading Then the rope tightened, and the light went out.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the slight opening I saw for an instant the glow of the candle.
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From this reading Then the rope tightened, and the light went out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Turning back to the window I swung the free end of the rope to La Marmotte.
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From this reading Turning back to the window I swung the free end of the rope to La Marmotte.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TABLETS OF DOM ANTOINE DE MOUCHY A quick glance around showed me I was alone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the rope tightened, and the light went out.
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From this reading Turning back to the window I swung the free end of the rope to La Marmotte.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She caught it, drew it in, and closed the window over it as far as it would go.
