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Chapter VII
"She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known. I have been up to Scotland." "And you have, I suppose, threatened her, as you have me?" sneered her ladyship. "I have no necessity to threaten her," was his answer. "She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been up to Scotland."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been up to Scotland."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"And you have, I suppose, threatened her, as you have me?" sneered her ladyship.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you have, I suppose, threatened her, as you have me?" sneered her ladyship.
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From this reading "I have no necessity to threaten her," was his answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And you have, I suppose, threatened her, as you have me?" sneered her ladyship.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been up to Scotland."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.
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From this reading "She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been up to Scotland."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have no necessity to threaten her," was his answer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been up to Scotland."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."
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From this reading "She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.
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From this reading "She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you have, I suppose, threatened her, as you have me?" sneered her ladyship.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And you have, I suppose, threatened her, as you have me?" sneered her ladyship.
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From this reading "I have no necessity to threaten her," was his answer.
not any; not one
From this reading "I have no necessity to threaten her," was his answer.
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From this reading "She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been up to Scotland."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you have, I suppose, threatened her, as you have me?" sneered her ladyship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And you have, I suppose, threatened her, as you have me?" sneered her ladyship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have no necessity to threaten her," was his answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you have, I suppose, threatened her, as you have me?" sneered her ladyship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She intends to take it by her own hand the instant the truth is known.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been up to Scotland."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have no necessity to threaten her," was his answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."
which person or people
From this reading "She knows quite well enough the peril in which she is placed by those who have sought her downfall."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you have, I suppose, threatened her, as you have me?" sneered her ladyship.
