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Chapter XIII
THE MYSTERIOUS MR. MALTWOOD NOW Enid Orlebar's story contained several discrepancies. She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September. That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street? In suppressing the fact that she had been there at all she had acted with considerable foresight.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.”
later than; following
From this reading “That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “In suppressing the fact that she had been there at all she had acted with considerable foresight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS MR.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “MALTWOOD NOW Enid Orlebar's story contained several discrepancies.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
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From this reading In suppressing the fact that she had been there at all she had acted with considerable foresight.
later than; following
From this reading That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?
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From this reading In suppressing the fact that she had been there at all she had acted with considerable foresight.
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From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In suppressing the fact that she had been there at all she had acted with considerable foresight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?
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From this reading In suppressing the fact that she had been there at all she had acted with considerable foresight.
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From this reading MALTWOOD NOW Enid Orlebar's story contained several discrepancies.
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From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
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From this reading MALTWOOD NOW Enid Orlebar's story contained several discrepancies.
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From this reading MALTWOOD NOW Enid Orlebar's story contained several discrepancies.
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From this reading In suppressing the fact that she had been there at all she had acted with considerable foresight.
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From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In suppressing the fact that she had been there at all she had acted with considerable foresight.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?
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From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In suppressing the fact that she had been there at all she had acted with considerable foresight.
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From this reading MALTWOOD NOW Enid Orlebar's story contained several discrepancies.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?
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From this reading That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?
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From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS MR.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?
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From this reading MALTWOOD NOW Enid Orlebar's story contained several discrepancies.
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From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
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From this reading MALTWOOD NOW Enid Orlebar's story contained several discrepancies.
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From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?
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From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
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From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
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From this reading MALTWOOD NOW Enid Orlebar's story contained several discrepancies.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MALTWOOD NOW Enid Orlebar's story contained several discrepancies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In suppressing the fact that she had been there at all she had acted with considerable foresight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had declared that she arrived at Hill Street about seven o'clock on that fateful second of September.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS MR.
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From this reading In suppressing the fact that she had been there at all she had acted with considerable foresight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?
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From this reading That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?
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From this reading That might be true, but might she not have arrived after her secret visit to Half Moon Street?
in the company of; together with
From this reading In suppressing the fact that she had been there at all she had acted with considerable foresight.
