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Chapter XXVIII
Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house. His eyes were fixed always upon a certain window where a light was burning. He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear. He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house. There came to him at last a welcome sound, a light footstep and the trailing of a skirt upon the gravel path.
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surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There came to him at last a welcome sound, a light footstep and the trailing of a skirt upon the gravel path.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “His eyes were fixed always upon a certain window where a light was burning.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house.”
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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 Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
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From this reading His eyes were fixed always upon a certain window where a light was burning.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.
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From this reading He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There came to him at last a welcome sound, a light footstep and the trailing of a skirt upon the gravel path.
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From this reading He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house.
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From this reading His eyes were fixed always upon a certain window where a light was burning.
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From this reading There came to him at last a welcome sound, a light footstep and the trailing of a skirt upon the gravel path.
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From this reading His eyes were fixed always upon a certain window where a light was burning.
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From this reading He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house.
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From this reading He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house.
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From this reading His eyes were fixed always upon a certain window where a light was burning.
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From this reading His eyes were fixed always upon a certain window where a light was burning.
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From this reading There came to him at last a welcome sound, a light footstep and the trailing of a skirt upon the gravel path.
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From this reading Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
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From this reading There came to him at last a welcome sound, a light footstep and the trailing of a skirt upon the gravel path.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There came to him at last a welcome sound, a light footstep and the trailing of a skirt upon the gravel path.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes were fixed always upon a certain window where a light was burning.
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From this reading Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There came to him at last a welcome sound, a light footstep and the trailing of a skirt upon the gravel path.
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From this reading Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
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From this reading His eyes were fixed always upon a certain window where a light was burning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
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From this reading Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.
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From this reading Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
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From this reading He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.
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From this reading There came to him at last a welcome sound, a light footstep and the trailing of a skirt upon the gravel path.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There came to him at last a welcome sound, a light footstep and the trailing of a skirt upon the gravel path.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house.
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From this reading There came to him at last a welcome sound, a light footstep and the trailing of a skirt upon the gravel path.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Late that night a man stood motionless amongst the shrubs in the garden of the Reist house.
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From this reading There came to him at last a welcome sound, a light footstep and the trailing of a skirt upon the gravel path.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.
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From this reading There came to him at last a welcome sound, a light footstep and the trailing of a skirt upon the gravel path.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His eyes were fixed always upon a certain window where a light was burning.
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From this reading He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His eyes were fixed always upon a certain window where a light was burning.
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From this reading There came to him at last a welcome sound, a light footstep and the trailing of a skirt upon the gravel path.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were fixed always upon a certain window where a light was burning.
in or at the place that
From this reading His eyes were fixed always upon a certain window where a light was burning.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He muttered often to himself, and the things which he said were not pleasant to hear.
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From this reading His eyes were fixed always upon a certain window where a light was burning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house.
but in spite of that
From this reading He was tired and cramped with his long waiting--yet so long as that light burned he dared not approach the house.
