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Chapter VI
THE FORM THAT CREPT. Again we searched the house from top to bottom. Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny. Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so. In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
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later than; following
From this reading “Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again we searched the house from top to bottom.”
any thing at all
From this reading “In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.”
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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 Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
later than; following
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.
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From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
any thing at all
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
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From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
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From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
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From this reading Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.
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From this reading THE FORM THAT CREPT.
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From this reading Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.
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From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.
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From this reading THE FORM THAT CREPT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
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From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
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From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
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From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.
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From this reading Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.
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From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
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From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
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From this reading Again we led the dogs into every nook and cranny.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
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From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
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From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
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From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
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From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
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From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In our search of the greater part of the house the dogs had seemed more bored than anything else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FORM THAT CREPT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FORM THAT CREPT.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
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From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
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From this reading Again they sniffed anxiously in the storeroom, but gave up the quest after a moment or so.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Again we searched the house from top to bottom.
