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Chapter XXIV
CARTER AND HIS QUARRY. It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone. Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come. She heard the roar of flames just beyond the door, and knew that it was locked. Seconds seemed hours to the doomed maiden, and she felt her strength leave her.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “She heard the roar of flames just beyond the door, and knew that it was locked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.”
extremely evil or frightening
From this reading “It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.”
a young woman who is not married
From this reading “Seconds seemed hours to the doomed maiden, and she felt her strength leave her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Seconds seemed hours to the doomed maiden, and she felt her strength leave her.”
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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 It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CARTER AND HIS QUARRY.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She heard the roar of flames just beyond the door, and knew that it was locked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.
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From this reading CARTER AND HIS QUARRY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.
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From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
extremely evil or frightening
From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
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From this reading Seconds seemed hours to the doomed maiden, and she felt her strength leave her.
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From this reading She heard the roar of flames just beyond the door, and knew that it was locked.
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From this reading Seconds seemed hours to the doomed maiden, and she felt her strength leave her.
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From this reading She heard the roar of flames just beyond the door, and knew that it was locked.
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From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.
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From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
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From this reading She heard the roar of flames just beyond the door, and knew that it was locked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Seconds seemed hours to the doomed maiden, and she felt her strength leave her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CARTER AND HIS QUARRY.
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From this reading Seconds seemed hours to the doomed maiden, and she felt her strength leave her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
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From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
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From this reading She heard the roar of flames just beyond the door, and knew that it was locked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She heard the roar of flames just beyond the door, and knew that it was locked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seconds seemed hours to the doomed maiden, and she felt her strength leave her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She heard the roar of flames just beyond the door, and knew that it was locked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
a young woman who is not married
From this reading Seconds seemed hours to the doomed maiden, and she felt her strength leave her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
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From this reading Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.
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From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
not one, and not any
From this reading Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
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From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
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From this reading CARTER AND HIS QUARRY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She heard the roar of flames just beyond the door, and knew that it was locked.
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From this reading Seconds seemed hours to the doomed maiden, and she felt her strength leave her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margie cried again for help, but none seemed to come.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard the roar of flames just beyond the door, and knew that it was locked.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Seconds seemed hours to the doomed maiden, and she felt her strength leave her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She heard the roar of flames just beyond the door, and knew that it was locked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She heard the roar of flames just beyond the door, and knew that it was locked.
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From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
which person or people
From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It looked like a diabolical plot to make way with the girl who had interested herself in the death of Mother Flintstone.
