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Chapter V
WAKING UP. Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step. Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do. Now that she knew, her courage came back to her. When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “WAKING UP.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.”
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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 Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.
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From this reading Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.
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From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do.
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From this reading Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.
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From this reading Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
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From this reading Now that she knew, her courage came back to her.
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From this reading Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.
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From this reading Now that she knew, her courage came back to her.
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From this reading Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do.
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From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
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From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
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From this reading Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do.
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From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
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From this reading Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.
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From this reading Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do.
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From this reading Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
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From this reading Now that she knew, her courage came back to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.
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From this reading Now that she knew, her courage came back to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
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From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that she knew, her courage came back to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that she knew, her courage came back to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.
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From this reading WAKING UP.
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From this reading Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading WAKING UP.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do.
at the time that
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When she opened the door which led out of the little passage into the hall, the scene before her was striking and strange enough to arrest her like a picture.
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From this reading Her alarm had departed along with her wistful and hopeful ignorance as to what her father might do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Musgrave went back to her visitors with a heightened colour and assured step.
