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Chapter III
When everything was in readiness the floor-managers piloted the dancers down-stairs. From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides. He saw Frank Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down near the band; the salesman had disappeared. Alan threw his cigar away and went straight to her. “Oh, here you are,” laughed Frank Hillhouse, as Alan shook hands with her.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He saw Frank Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down near the band; the salesman had disappeared.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “When everything was in readiness the floor-managers piloted the dancers down-stairs.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading ““Oh, here you are,” laughed Frank Hillhouse, as Alan shook hands with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, here you are,” laughed Frank Hillhouse, as Alan shook hands with her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Alan threw his cigar away and went straight to her.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
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From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
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From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh, here you are,” laughed Frank Hillhouse, as Alan shook hands with her.
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From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Oh, here you are,” laughed Frank Hillhouse, as Alan shook hands with her.
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From this reading Alan threw his cigar away and went straight to her.
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From this reading He saw Frank Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down near the band; the salesman had disappeared.
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From this reading He saw Frank Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down near the band; the salesman had disappeared.
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From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
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From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
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From this reading Alan threw his cigar away and went straight to her.
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From this reading When everything was in readiness the floor-managers piloted the dancers down-stairs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He saw Frank Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down near the band; the salesman had disappeared.
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From this reading He saw Frank Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down near the band; the salesman had disappeared.
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From this reading He saw Frank Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down near the band; the salesman had disappeared.
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From this reading When everything was in readiness the floor-managers piloted the dancers down-stairs.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading When everything was in readiness the floor-managers piloted the dancers down-stairs.
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From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
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From this reading When everything was in readiness the floor-managers piloted the dancers down-stairs.
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From this reading He saw Frank Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down near the band; the salesman had disappeared.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He saw Frank Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down near the band; the salesman had disappeared.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Oh, here you are,” laughed Frank Hillhouse, as Alan shook hands with her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw Frank Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down near the band; the salesman had disappeared.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alan threw his cigar away and went straight to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, here you are,” laughed Frank Hillhouse, as Alan shook hands with her.
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From this reading He saw Frank Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down near the band; the salesman had disappeared.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alan threw his cigar away and went straight to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When everything was in readiness the floor-managers piloted the dancers down-stairs.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
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From this reading “Oh, here you are,” laughed Frank Hillhouse, as Alan shook hands with her.
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From this reading He saw Frank Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down near the band; the salesman had disappeared.
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From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
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From this reading “Oh, here you are,” laughed Frank Hillhouse, as Alan shook hands with her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
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From this reading When everything was in readiness the floor-managers piloted the dancers down-stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When everything was in readiness the floor-managers piloted the dancers down-stairs.
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From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw Frank Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down near the band; the salesman had disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, here you are,” laughed Frank Hillhouse, as Alan shook hands with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw Frank Hillhouse and Dolly Barclay sit down near the band; the salesman had disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alan threw his cigar away and went straight to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When everything was in readiness the floor-managers piloted the dancers down-stairs.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
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From this reading Alan threw his cigar away and went straight to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alan threw his cigar away and went straight to her.
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From this reading From the office Alan saw them filing into the big room and taking seats in the chairs arranged against the walls on all sides.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When everything was in readiness the floor-managers piloted the dancers down-stairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alan threw his cigar away and went straight to her.
at the time that
From this reading When everything was in readiness the floor-managers piloted the dancers down-stairs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, here you are,” laughed Frank Hillhouse, as Alan shook hands with her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, here you are,” laughed Frank Hillhouse, as Alan shook hands with her.
