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Chapter VII
PUT TO THE TOUCH. Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast. If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been! And it was all for him. A sudden hush fell upon him as he went in at the sacred door.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A sudden hush fell upon him as he went in at the sacred door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “A sudden hush fell upon him as he went in at the sacred door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A sudden hush fell upon him as he went in at the sacred door.”
during the time that
From this reading “Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!”
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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 Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
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From this reading And it was all for him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was all for him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A sudden hush fell upon him as he went in at the sacred door.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
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From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
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From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sudden hush fell upon him as he went in at the sacred door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sudden hush fell upon him as he went in at the sacred door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And it was all for him.
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From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
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From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And it was all for him.
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From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
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From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
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From this reading A sudden hush fell upon him as he went in at the sacred door.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A sudden hush fell upon him as he went in at the sacred door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
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From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PUT TO THE TOUCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A sudden hush fell upon him as he went in at the sacred door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sudden hush fell upon him as he went in at the sacred door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PUT TO THE TOUCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PUT TO THE TOUCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PUT TO THE TOUCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A sudden hush fell upon him as he went in at the sacred door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A sudden hush fell upon him as he went in at the sacred door.
during the time that
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ben rushed up the narrow stairs three steps at a time, while Millicent sat listening with her heart beating against her breast.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had known the flutter it was making, how glad, how hopeful, how proud the poor young fool would have been!
