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AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC. The dance was over. From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained. As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east. One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The dance was over.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.”
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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 One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC.
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From this reading From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.
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From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
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From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC.
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From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC.
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From this reading The dance was over.
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From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
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From this reading From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC.
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From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
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From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
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From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC.
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From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
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From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.
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From this reading From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.
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From this reading From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.
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From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
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From this reading From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC.
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From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC.
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From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC.
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From this reading From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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From this reading From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.
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From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
above and across; more than
From this reading The dance was over.
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From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the great house on the hill the guests had all departed and only the musicians remained.
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From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "THE LEAVENWORTH CASE," "THAT AFFAIR NEXT DOOR" "LOST MAN'S LANE," ETC.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
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From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dance was over.
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From this reading As they filed out through the ample doorway, on their way home, the first faint streak of early dawn became visible in the east.
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From this reading One of them, a lank, plain-featured young man of ungainly aspect but penetrating eye, called the attention of the others to it.
