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Chapter IV
But there were no voices and no footsteps. No one was putting his luggage into the next room. The door shut, and I thanked Providence that I was to be left in peace. But I was curious to know where the doolies had gone. I got out of bed and looked into the darkness.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I was curious to know where the doolies had gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The door shut, and I thanked Providence that I was to be left in peace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I got out of bed and looked into the darkness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one was putting his luggage into the next room.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one was putting his luggage into the next room.”
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading “The door shut, and I thanked Providence that I was to be left in peace.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But there were no voices and no footsteps.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The door shut, and I thanked Providence that I was to be left in peace.
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From this reading I got out of bed and looked into the darkness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there were no voices and no footsteps.
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From this reading But I was curious to know where the doolies had gone.
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From this reading I got out of bed and looked into the darkness.
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From this reading But I was curious to know where the doolies had gone.
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From this reading The door shut, and I thanked Providence that I was to be left in peace.
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From this reading But there were no voices and no footsteps.
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From this reading But I was curious to know where the doolies had gone.
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From this reading I got out of bed and looked into the darkness.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But I was curious to know where the doolies had gone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No one was putting his luggage into the next room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The door shut, and I thanked Providence that I was to be left in peace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The door shut, and I thanked Providence that I was to be left in peace.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading No one was putting his luggage into the next room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I was curious to know where the doolies had gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The door shut, and I thanked Providence that I was to be left in peace.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got out of bed and looked into the darkness.
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From this reading No one was putting his luggage into the next room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one was putting his luggage into the next room.
not any; not one
From this reading But there were no voices and no footsteps.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I got out of bed and looked into the darkness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was putting his luggage into the next room.
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From this reading I got out of bed and looked into the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door shut, and I thanked Providence that I was to be left in peace.
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading The door shut, and I thanked Providence that I was to be left in peace.
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From this reading No one was putting his luggage into the next room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one was putting his luggage into the next room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door shut, and I thanked Providence that I was to be left in peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door shut, and I thanked Providence that I was to be left in peace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The door shut, and I thanked Providence that I was to be left in peace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No one was putting his luggage into the next room.
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From this reading But there were no voices and no footsteps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The door shut, and I thanked Providence that I was to be left in peace.
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From this reading But there were no voices and no footsteps.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one was putting his luggage into the next room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there were no voices and no footsteps.
in or at the place that
From this reading But I was curious to know where the doolies had gone.
