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Chapter XVI
AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement. Fenella was hanging, a dead weight, upon his arm. The eyes of both of them were riveted upon the hand which stretched into the room. "There is some one under the couch!" Fenella faltered at last.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fenella was hanging, a dead weight, upon his arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The eyes of both of them were riveted upon the hand which stretched into the room.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fenella faltered at last.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"There is some one under the couch!"”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"There is some one under the couch!"”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Fenella was hanging, a dead weight, upon his arm.”
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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 AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.
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From this reading Fenella was hanging, a dead weight, upon his arm.
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fenella faltered at last.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The eyes of both of them were riveted upon the hand which stretched into the room.
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From this reading "There is some one under the couch!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fenella was hanging, a dead weight, upon his arm.
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From this reading The eyes of both of them were riveted upon the hand which stretched into the room.
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From this reading Fenella faltered at last.
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.
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From this reading Fenella was hanging, a dead weight, upon his arm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.
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From this reading The eyes of both of them were riveted upon the hand which stretched into the room.
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From this reading Fenella was hanging, a dead weight, upon his arm.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fenella was hanging, a dead weight, upon his arm.
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The eyes of both of them were riveted upon the hand which stretched into the room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is some one under the couch!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Fenella faltered at last.
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is some one under the couch!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.
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From this reading The eyes of both of them were riveted upon the hand which stretched into the room.
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From this reading The eyes of both of them were riveted upon the hand which stretched into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is some one under the couch!"
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.
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From this reading The eyes of both of them were riveted upon the hand which stretched into the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The eyes of both of them were riveted upon the hand which stretched into the room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The eyes of both of them were riveted upon the hand which stretched into the room.
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From this reading "There is some one under the couch!"
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From this reading AN ADVENTURE Arnold, for a moment or two, felt himself incapable of speech or movement.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "There is some one under the couch!"
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Fenella was hanging, a dead weight, upon his arm.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fenella was hanging, a dead weight, upon his arm.
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From this reading Fenella was hanging, a dead weight, upon his arm.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The eyes of both of them were riveted upon the hand which stretched into the room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The eyes of both of them were riveted upon the hand which stretched into the room.
