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Chapter II
He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road. His shape vanished into darkness, whence it came.... Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play. “Mr. and Mrs. James White?” “First floor back.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““First floor back.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “His shape vanished into darkness, whence it came....”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.”
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From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
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From this reading “First floor back.
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From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
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From this reading His shape vanished into darkness, whence it came....
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From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
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From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
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From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
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From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First floor back.
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From this reading “First floor back.
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From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
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From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
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From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
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From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
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From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His shape vanished into darkness, whence it came....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His shape vanished into darkness, whence it came....
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
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From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. James White?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
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From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. James White?”
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From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. James White?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
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From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
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From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
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From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
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From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
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From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
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From this reading His shape vanished into darkness, whence it came....
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From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
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From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
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From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
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From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
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From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
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From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
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From this reading His shape vanished into darkness, whence it came....
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From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading His shape vanished into darkness, whence it came....
in or at the place that
From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
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From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. James White?”
belonging to which person
From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gold Street with its small grey houses whose doors are always open, and its garbage-littered gutters, where children are at play.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He thrust out his face to see whether he might trust his ears, then without warning turned and ran on down the road.
