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The tutor, in his own room, put down his fisherman's rod and bag. The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south. Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open. He tapped upon the latter. "James!"
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “He tapped upon the latter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.”
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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 The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tutor, in his own room, put down his fisherman's rod and bag.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
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From this reading The tutor, in his own room, put down his fisherman's rod and bag.
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From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
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From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
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From this reading The tutor, in his own room, put down his fisherman's rod and bag.
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From this reading The tutor, in his own room, put down his fisherman's rod and bag.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tapped upon the latter.
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From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tutor, in his own room, put down his fisherman's rod and bag.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tutor, in his own room, put down his fisherman's rod and bag.
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From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
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From this reading "James!"
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From this reading He tapped upon the latter.
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From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tutor, in his own room, put down his fisherman's rod and bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tutor, in his own room, put down his fisherman's rod and bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tutor, in his own room, put down his fisherman's rod and bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tutor, in his own room, put down his fisherman's rod and bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tapped upon the latter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tutor, in his own room, put down his fisherman's rod and bag.
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From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tutor, in his own room, put down his fisherman's rod and bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He tapped upon the latter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strickland stood a moment, then went out at door and down three steps and along a passageway to two doors, one closed, the other open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
but in spite of that
From this reading The chamber was a small one, set high up, with two deep windows tying the interior to the yet rosy west and the clearer, paler south.
