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Chapter XXXI
CONTAINS THE PLAIN TRUTH. A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse. There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded. The sight that met my gaze was absolutely staggering. I stood upon the threshold aghast.
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a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading “A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I stood upon the threshold aghast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.”
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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 A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.
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From this reading The sight that met my gaze was absolutely staggering.
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From this reading A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.
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From this reading I stood upon the threshold aghast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.
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From this reading CONTAINS THE PLAIN TRUTH.
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From this reading There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.
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From this reading There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.
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From this reading There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.
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From this reading There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.
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From this reading The sight that met my gaze was absolutely staggering.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.
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From this reading A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.
a sudden strong desire to act
From this reading A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.
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From this reading A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.
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From this reading The sight that met my gaze was absolutely staggering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sight that met my gaze was absolutely staggering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONTAINS THE PLAIN TRUTH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight that met my gaze was absolutely staggering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight that met my gaze was absolutely staggering.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I stood upon the threshold aghast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sight that met my gaze was absolutely staggering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONTAINS THE PLAIN TRUTH.
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From this reading There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.
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From this reading I stood upon the threshold aghast.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.
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From this reading CONTAINS THE PLAIN TRUTH.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A sudden idea occurred to me, and I acted instantly upon its impulse.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.
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From this reading There was a second entrance through the morning room; and I dashed round to the other door, which fortunately yielded.
