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Chapter XXVIII
FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house." Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway. Only one! But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night. Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
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From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
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From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
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From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
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From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?
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From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
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From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
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From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
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From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
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From this reading Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?
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From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
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From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
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From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
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From this reading Only one!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
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From this reading Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?
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From this reading Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
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From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
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From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
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From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
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From this reading Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?
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From this reading But he had himself seen two; so had Mrs. Deo and the maids; he could even relate the differences between them on that first night.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FIFTEEN MINUTES "There have never been but one of us since I came into this house."
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From this reading Monstrous assertion! or so it seemed to Ransom as the whirl of his thoughts settled and reason resumed its sway.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet had he ever seen them together, or even the shadow of one at the same moment he saw the person of the other?
