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Chapter VII
Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder. The challenge was passed. Landis stopped abruptly and turned his head; his face showed merely dull astonishment. The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity. What would Landis do?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The challenge was passed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Landis stopped abruptly and turned his head; his face showed merely dull astonishment.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would Landis do?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.”
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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 Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
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From this reading Landis stopped abruptly and turned his head; his face showed merely dull astonishment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
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From this reading Landis stopped abruptly and turned his head; his face showed merely dull astonishment.
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From this reading The challenge was passed.
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From this reading The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.
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From this reading The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What would Landis do?
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From this reading Landis stopped abruptly and turned his head; his face showed merely dull astonishment.
one or the other of two
From this reading The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.
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From this reading Landis stopped abruptly and turned his head; his face showed merely dull astonishment.
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From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
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From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
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From this reading The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
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From this reading Landis stopped abruptly and turned his head; his face showed merely dull astonishment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
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From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landis stopped abruptly and turned his head; his face showed merely dull astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The challenge was passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landis stopped abruptly and turned his head; his face showed merely dull astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Landis stopped abruptly and turned his head; his face showed merely dull astonishment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landis stopped abruptly and turned his head; his face showed merely dull astonishment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The challenge was passed.
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From this reading The current of dancers split and washed past on either side of the motionless trio, and on every face there was a glittering curiosity.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would Landis do?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would Landis do?
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet he rose from his table, reached the floor with a few steps, and touched Landis lightly on the shoulder.
