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Chapter XXVI
CHRIS TO THE RESCUE. It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan. The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us. “What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked. “I cannot spare a moment to explain.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading ““What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.”
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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 “I cannot spare a moment to explain.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
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From this reading “I cannot spare a moment to explain.
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From this reading CHRIS TO THE RESCUE.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
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From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
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From this reading “I cannot spare a moment to explain.
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From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
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From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
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From this reading “What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I cannot spare a moment to explain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
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From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
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From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
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From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
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From this reading “I cannot spare a moment to explain.
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From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
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From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
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From this reading CHRIS TO THE RESCUE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.
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From this reading “I cannot spare a moment to explain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHRIS TO THE RESCUE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What dreadful thing has happened?” she asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHRIS TO THE RESCUE.
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From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
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From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the delay which had been fatal to the plan.
which person or people
From this reading The minutes during which we had had to wait before Gatrina could be made to understand who we were and what our object was had just turned the balance against us.
