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Chapter XI
“Yes, dear,” he sighed, passing his hand across his brow. “It is so remarkable that I hardly know how to act. I must, of course, see Diamond and Farquhar, and consult with them. One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret. If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading ““Yes, dear,” he sighed, passing his hand across his brow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must, of course, see Diamond and Farquhar, and consult with them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, dear,” he sighed, passing his hand across his brow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is so remarkable that I hardly know how to act.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must, of course, see Diamond and Farquhar, and consult with them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It is so remarkable that I hardly know how to act.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.””
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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 One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Yes, dear,” he sighed, passing his hand across his brow.
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From this reading “It is so remarkable that I hardly know how to act.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I must, of course, see Diamond and Farquhar, and consult with them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
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From this reading “Yes, dear,” he sighed, passing his hand across his brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must, of course, see Diamond and Farquhar, and consult with them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I must, of course, see Diamond and Farquhar, and consult with them.
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From this reading “Yes, dear,” he sighed, passing his hand across his brow.
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From this reading I must, of course, see Diamond and Farquhar, and consult with them.
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From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
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From this reading I must, of course, see Diamond and Farquhar, and consult with them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
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From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
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From this reading “Yes, dear,” he sighed, passing his hand across his brow.
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From this reading “It is so remarkable that I hardly know how to act.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, dear,” he sighed, passing his hand across his brow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, dear,” he sighed, passing his hand across his brow.
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From this reading “It is so remarkable that I hardly know how to act.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It is so remarkable that I hardly know how to act.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is so remarkable that I hardly know how to act.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is so remarkable that I hardly know how to act.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is so remarkable that I hardly know how to act.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must, of course, see Diamond and Farquhar, and consult with them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I must, of course, see Diamond and Farquhar, and consult with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, dear,” he sighed, passing his hand across his brow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It is so remarkable that I hardly know how to act.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must, of course, see Diamond and Farquhar, and consult with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, dear,” he sighed, passing his hand across his brow.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “It is so remarkable that I hardly know how to act.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is so remarkable that I hardly know how to act.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I must, of course, see Diamond and Farquhar, and consult with them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is so remarkable that I hardly know how to act.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One thing is quite certain; for the present we must keep this matter a most profound secret.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I must, of course, see Diamond and Farquhar, and consult with them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If our enemies were to gain wind of it, they would send out at once and purchase the land for themselves.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, dear,” he sighed, passing his hand across his brow.
