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Chapter XIV
SEARCHING THE PAPERS The late Stephen Hurd had been a methodical man. Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents. It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search. Mortgages, leases, agreements, she left unopened and untouched. One by one she passed them back to the young man who handed them out to her, for replacement.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “SEARCHING THE PAPERS The late Stephen Hurd had been a methodical man.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.”
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.
From this reading “Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One by one she passed them back to the young man who handed them out to her, for replacement.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.”
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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 SEARCHING THE PAPERS The late Stephen Hurd had been a methodical man.
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From this reading Mortgages, leases, agreements, she left unopened and untouched.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
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From this reading One by one she passed them back to the young man who handed them out to her, for replacement.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SEARCHING THE PAPERS The late Stephen Hurd had been a methodical man.
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From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one she passed them back to the young man who handed them out to her, for replacement.
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From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
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From this reading It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
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From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
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From this reading It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search.
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From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search.
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From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One by one she passed them back to the young man who handed them out to her, for replacement.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SEARCHING THE PAPERS The late Stephen Hurd had been a methodical man.
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From this reading One by one she passed them back to the young man who handed them out to her, for replacement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One by one she passed them back to the young man who handed them out to her, for replacement.
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From this reading SEARCHING THE PAPERS The late Stephen Hurd had been a methodical man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search.
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From this reading SEARCHING THE PAPERS The late Stephen Hurd had been a methodical man.
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From this reading Mortgages, leases, agreements, she left unopened and untouched.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mortgages, leases, agreements, she left unopened and untouched.
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From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEARCHING THE PAPERS The late Stephen Hurd had been a methodical man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEARCHING THE PAPERS The late Stephen Hurd had been a methodical man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mortgages, leases, agreements, she left unopened and untouched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One by one she passed them back to the young man who handed them out to her, for replacement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEARCHING THE PAPERS The late Stephen Hurd had been a methodical man.
A stiff, flat, thin material made from the prepared skin of an animal, used for writing.
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One by one she passed them back to the young man who handed them out to her, for replacement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One by one she passed them back to the young man who handed them out to her, for replacement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEARCHING THE PAPERS The late Stephen Hurd had been a methodical man.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mortgages, leases, agreements, she left unopened and untouched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEARCHING THE PAPERS The late Stephen Hurd had been a methodical man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SEARCHING THE PAPERS The late Stephen Hurd had been a methodical man.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One by one she passed them back to the young man who handed them out to her, for replacement.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One by one she passed them back to the young man who handed them out to her, for replacement.
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From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mortgages, leases, agreements, she left unopened and untouched.
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From this reading Mortgages, leases, agreements, she left unopened and untouched.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search.
which person or people
From this reading One by one she passed them back to the young man who handed them out to her, for replacement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was clear from the first that Wilhelmina had undertaken not an examination but a search.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every one of those many packets of foolscap and parchment bore in the left-hand corner near the top a few carefully written words summarizing their contents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One by one she passed them back to the young man who handed them out to her, for replacement.
