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Chapter XI
LENA’S STORY. Carter had entered the lower hall of the house without making any noise. The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her. She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in. Nick knocked on the door of the room.
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A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.”
in the direction of
From this reading “The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Carter had entered the lower hall of the house without making any noise.”
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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 She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
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From this reading Carter had entered the lower hall of the house without making any noise.
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From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
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From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
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From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
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From this reading Carter had entered the lower hall of the house without making any noise.
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From this reading She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in.
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From this reading Carter had entered the lower hall of the house without making any noise.
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From this reading She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Carter had entered the lower hall of the house without making any noise.
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From this reading Carter had entered the lower hall of the house without making any noise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
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From this reading Carter had entered the lower hall of the house without making any noise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
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From this reading She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in.
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From this reading She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in.
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From this reading Nick knocked on the door of the room.
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From this reading She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in.
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From this reading LENA’S STORY.
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From this reading She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in.
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From this reading Carter had entered the lower hall of the house without making any noise.
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From this reading Carter had entered the lower hall of the house without making any noise.
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From this reading Nick knocked on the door of the room.
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From this reading Carter had entered the lower hall of the house without making any noise.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Carter had entered the lower hall of the house without making any noise.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nick knocked on the door of the room.
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From this reading She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in.
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From this reading She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in.
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From this reading She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in.
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From this reading LENA’S STORY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Carter had entered the lower hall of the house without making any noise.
in the direction of
From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
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From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She reached the landing, and, stopping in front of the door of the back room, she inserted a key in the lock, opened the door and went in.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Carter had entered the lower hall of the house without making any noise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The woman’s attention was not attracted toward him, so he stood back in the shadow and watched her.
