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Chapter III
GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim? Is anything wrong?” “This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim. “Engaged this room? But――but how could you?”
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any thing at all
From this reading “Is anything wrong?””
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But――but how could you?””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
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From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
any thing at all
From this reading Is anything wrong?”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But――but how could you?”
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From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But――but how could you?”
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From this reading “This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim.
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From this reading “This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
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From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
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From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim.
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From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim.
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From this reading But――but how could you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This fellow says he engaged this room last spring and means to have it,” replied Jim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading GARY RECONSIDERS The sound of the talking had brought the others from the table to the hall below, and now Mrs. Hazard came up the stairs to inquire anxiously: “What is it, Jim?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is anything wrong?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But――but how could you?”
