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Chapter VI
LEO'S WORKSHOP. When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo. Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms." It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place. Andre thought it was the nicest house in Boston, and for many years it had been a palace to him.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."”
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading “It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Andre thought it was the nicest house in Boston, and for many years it had been a palace to him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."”
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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 Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
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From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
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From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
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From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place.
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
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From this reading Andre thought it was the nicest house in Boston, and for many years it had been a palace to him.
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From this reading It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place.
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
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From this reading It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
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From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
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From this reading It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place.
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Andre thought it was the nicest house in Boston, and for many years it had been a palace to him.
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From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place.
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From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
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From this reading LEO'S WORKSHOP.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
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From this reading Andre thought it was the nicest house in Boston, and for many years it had been a palace to him.
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From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
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From this reading Andre thought it was the nicest house in Boston, and for many years it had been a palace to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
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From this reading Andre thought it was the nicest house in Boston, and for many years it had been a palace to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
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From this reading It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
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From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
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From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andre thought it was the nicest house in Boston, and for many years it had been a palace to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been built to fill a corner, and it fitted very snugly in its place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
at the time that
From this reading When the banker and the detective reached the barber's house, the supper table was waiting for Andre and Leo.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps Mr. Checkynshaw wondered how even a poor man could live in such a small house, with such "little bits of rooms."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LEO'S WORKSHOP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andre thought it was the nicest house in Boston, and for many years it had been a palace to him.
