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Chapter XXV
THE ARTFUL GENTLEMAN PROM KENTUCKY It was dusk. Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond. From that direction now appeared several gentlemen, advancing in scattering groups. They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read. Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE ARTFUL GENTLEMAN PROM KENTUCKY It was dusk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From that direction now appeared several gentlemen, advancing in scattering groups.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “From that direction now appeared several gentlemen, advancing in scattering groups.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.”
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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 Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
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From this reading From that direction now appeared several gentlemen, advancing in scattering groups.
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From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.
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From this reading Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.
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From this reading From that direction now appeared several gentlemen, advancing in scattering groups.
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From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
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From this reading THE ARTFUL GENTLEMAN PROM KENTUCKY It was dusk.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
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From this reading Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.
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From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
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From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From that direction now appeared several gentlemen, advancing in scattering groups.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.
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From this reading THE ARTFUL GENTLEMAN PROM KENTUCKY It was dusk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that direction now appeared several gentlemen, advancing in scattering groups.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE ARTFUL GENTLEMAN PROM KENTUCKY It was dusk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From that direction now appeared several gentlemen, advancing in scattering groups.
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From this reading From that direction now appeared several gentlemen, advancing in scattering groups.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
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From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
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From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From that direction now appeared several gentlemen, advancing in scattering groups.
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From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ARTFUL GENTLEMAN PROM KENTUCKY It was dusk.
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From this reading THE ARTFUL GENTLEMAN PROM KENTUCKY It was dusk.
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From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
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From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
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From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
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From this reading Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
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From this reading From that direction now appeared several gentlemen, advancing in scattering groups.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.
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From this reading Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.
above and across; more than
From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ARTFUL GENTLEMAN PROM KENTUCKY It was dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From that direction now appeared several gentlemen, advancing in scattering groups.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From that direction now appeared several gentlemen, advancing in scattering groups.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
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From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that direction now appeared several gentlemen, advancing in scattering groups.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARTFUL GENTLEMAN PROM KENTUCKY It was dusk.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
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From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
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From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two of them drew apart,--one of these a slender bony man, the other a tall and dark man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They might almost have been made up of conspirators, so intent they seemed, so apprehensive lest even their thoughts might be read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ARTFUL GENTLEMAN PROM KENTUCKY It was dusk.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
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From this reading Heavy shadows lay over the trees which lined the curving walks leading across a little park to the stately white house beyond.
