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Chapter VI
But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name. It was a girl's voice, from above. He looked up. Red-headed Geneva Jervis was leaning out of one of the second-story windows. "Well, hello," he said.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.”
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “It was a girl's voice, from above.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Red-headed Geneva Jervis was leaning out of one of the second-story windows.”
looking closely or carefully
From this reading “But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, hello," he said.”
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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 But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was a girl's voice, from above.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
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From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
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From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
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From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
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From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a girl's voice, from above.
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From this reading Red-headed Geneva Jervis was leaning out of one of the second-story windows.
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From this reading It was a girl's voice, from above.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
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From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
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From this reading "Well, hello," he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a girl's voice, from above.
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From this reading Red-headed Geneva Jervis was leaning out of one of the second-story windows.
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From this reading Red-headed Geneva Jervis was leaning out of one of the second-story windows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
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From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Red-headed Geneva Jervis was leaning out of one of the second-story windows.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Red-headed Geneva Jervis was leaning out of one of the second-story windows.
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From this reading Red-headed Geneva Jervis was leaning out of one of the second-story windows.
looking closely or carefully
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
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From this reading Red-headed Geneva Jervis was leaning out of one of the second-story windows.
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From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
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From this reading "Well, hello," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Red-headed Geneva Jervis was leaning out of one of the second-story windows.
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From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
a person, without saying who
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
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From this reading He looked up.
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From this reading It was a girl's voice, from above.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
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From this reading "Well, hello," he said.
at the time that
From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
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From this reading But his peering into basement windows had revealed nothing, and he was about to head back to the campus for a night's sleep when someone called his name.
