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Chapter XXXIX
JUSTICE’S ROUND-UP. Opal Lamont seemed to grow into a statue before the detective. She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor. But suddenly she started up and calmly invited Carter into the parlor. The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Opal Lamont seemed to grow into a statue before the detective.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “But suddenly she started up and calmly invited Carter into the parlor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Opal Lamont seemed to grow into a statue before the detective.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But suddenly she started up and calmly invited Carter into the parlor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.”
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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 Opal Lamont seemed to grow into a statue before the detective.
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From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Opal Lamont seemed to grow into a statue before the detective.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
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From this reading But suddenly she started up and calmly invited Carter into the parlor.
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From this reading But suddenly she started up and calmly invited Carter into the parlor.
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From this reading Opal Lamont seemed to grow into a statue before the detective.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
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From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
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From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
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From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
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From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
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From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
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From this reading Opal Lamont seemed to grow into a statue before the detective.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
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From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Opal Lamont seemed to grow into a statue before the detective.
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From this reading But suddenly she started up and calmly invited Carter into the parlor.
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From this reading JUSTICE’S ROUND-UP.
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From this reading Opal Lamont seemed to grow into a statue before the detective.
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From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
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From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
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From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
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From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
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From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
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From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
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From this reading Opal Lamont seemed to grow into a statue before the detective.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading But suddenly she started up and calmly invited Carter into the parlor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUSTICE’S ROUND-UP.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Opal Lamont seemed to grow into a statue before the detective.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But suddenly she started up and calmly invited Carter into the parlor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opal Lamont seemed to grow into a statue before the detective.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But suddenly she started up and calmly invited Carter into the parlor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Opal Lamont seemed to grow into a statue before the detective.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Opal Lamont seemed to grow into a statue before the detective.
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From this reading But suddenly she started up and calmly invited Carter into the parlor.
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From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The detective accepted and watched her like a hawk, for had not she once faced him with a revolver, and was not this the woman named by “Lewis Newell” on the wall of the dungeon?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She did not move a muscle, but her face grew white, and the detective thought she would sink to the floor.
