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Chapter V
Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway. In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors. He turned the knob of Number 9, entered and closed the door behind him. If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice. She rested her head upon one hand.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “He turned the knob of Number 9, entered and closed the door behind him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She rested her head upon one hand.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “She rested her head upon one hand.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She rested her head upon one hand.”
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From this reading He turned the knob of Number 9, entered and closed the door behind him.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
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From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
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From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
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From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He turned the knob of Number 9, entered and closed the door behind him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
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From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
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From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
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From this reading He turned the knob of Number 9, entered and closed the door behind him.
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From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
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From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
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From this reading He turned the knob of Number 9, entered and closed the door behind him.
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From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
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From this reading He turned the knob of Number 9, entered and closed the door behind him.
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From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
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From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
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From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
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From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
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From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
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From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
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From this reading She rested her head upon one hand.
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From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
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From this reading She rested her head upon one hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
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From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
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From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
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From this reading He turned the knob of Number 9, entered and closed the door behind him.
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From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned the knob of Number 9, entered and closed the door behind him.
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From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He turned the knob of Number 9, entered and closed the door behind him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She rested her head upon one hand.
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From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She rested her head upon one hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rested her head upon one hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Goodwin loosened in his coat pocket the American revolver that he carried, and ascended the steep, dark stairway.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the hallway above, the saffron light from a hanging lamp allowed him to select the gaudy numbers on the doors.
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From this reading He turned the knob of Number 9, entered and closed the door behind him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She rested her head upon one hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If that was Isabel Guilbert seated by the table in that poorly furnished room, report had failed to do her charms justice.
