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Chapter XI
THE VOW. For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room. Suddenly an idea suggested itself. He was always resourceful. Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Suddenly an idea suggested itself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly an idea suggested itself.”
a serious promise
From this reading “THE VOW.”
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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 For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
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From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
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From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
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From this reading He was always resourceful.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Suddenly an idea suggested itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
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From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
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From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
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From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
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From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
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From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
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From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
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From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was always resourceful.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
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From this reading Suddenly an idea suggested itself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Suddenly an idea suggested itself.
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From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was always resourceful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly an idea suggested itself.
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From this reading Suddenly an idea suggested itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOW.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
a serious promise
From this reading THE VOW.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was always resourceful.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
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From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
