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Chapter XVIII
The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us. Martigny was already out of sight, and we had need of haste. My head was in a whirl. So Frances Holladay was not really the daughter of the dead millionaire! The thought compelled a complete readjustment of my point of view.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Martigny was already out of sight, and we had need of haste.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thought compelled a complete readjustment of my point of view.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So Frances Holladay was not really the daughter of the dead millionaire!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Martigny was already out of sight, and we had need of haste.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “The thought compelled a complete readjustment of my point of view.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The thought compelled a complete readjustment of my point of view.”
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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 Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Martigny was already out of sight, and we had need of haste.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Martigny was already out of sight, and we had need of haste.
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From this reading The thought compelled a complete readjustment of my point of view.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought compelled a complete readjustment of my point of view.
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From this reading So Frances Holladay was not really the daughter of the dead millionaire!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So Frances Holladay was not really the daughter of the dead millionaire!
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From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
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From this reading So Frances Holladay was not really the daughter of the dead millionaire!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
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From this reading Martigny was already out of sight, and we had need of haste.
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From this reading My head was in a whirl.
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From this reading So Frances Holladay was not really the daughter of the dead millionaire!
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From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
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From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
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From this reading Martigny was already out of sight, and we had need of haste.
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From this reading So Frances Holladay was not really the daughter of the dead millionaire!
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From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My head was in a whirl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Martigny was already out of sight, and we had need of haste.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So Frances Holladay was not really the daughter of the dead millionaire!
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From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Martigny was already out of sight, and we had need of haste.
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From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The thought compelled a complete readjustment of my point of view.
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From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
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From this reading The thought compelled a complete readjustment of my point of view.
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From this reading So Frances Holladay was not really the daughter of the dead millionaire!
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From this reading Martigny was already out of sight, and we had need of haste.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Frances Holladay was not really the daughter of the dead millionaire!
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From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought compelled a complete readjustment of my point of view.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
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From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
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From this reading The thought compelled a complete readjustment of my point of view.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Martigny was already out of sight, and we had need of haste.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Veil is Lifted In a moment we were hurrying along the street, in the direction the notary had pointed out to us.
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From this reading My head was in a whirl.
