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Chapter III
Nothing happened the rest of the night. Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more. By daylight it all seemed like a joke. But it hadn’t been any joke in the dark, I can tell you. The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing happened the rest of the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing happened the rest of the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By daylight it all seemed like a joke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But it hadn’t been any joke in the dark, I can tell you.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.”
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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 By daylight it all seemed like a joke.
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From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
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From this reading By daylight it all seemed like a joke.
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From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
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From this reading Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
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From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.
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From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it hadn’t been any joke in the dark, I can tell you.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By daylight it all seemed like a joke.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But it hadn’t been any joke in the dark, I can tell you.
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From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
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From this reading But it hadn’t been any joke in the dark, I can tell you.
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From this reading By daylight it all seemed like a joke.
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From this reading Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.
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From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
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From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.
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From this reading But it hadn’t been any joke in the dark, I can tell you.
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From this reading Nothing happened the rest of the night.
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From this reading Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.
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From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But it hadn’t been any joke in the dark, I can tell you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it hadn’t been any joke in the dark, I can tell you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.
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From this reading By daylight it all seemed like a joke.
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From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By daylight it all seemed like a joke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
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From this reading Nothing happened the rest of the night.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing happened the rest of the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing happened the rest of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing happened the rest of the night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By daylight it all seemed like a joke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it hadn’t been any joke in the dark, I can tell you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nothing happened the rest of the night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever it was that had been prowling around the hotel didn’t prowl any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The cool air of that mountain lake made us hungry enough to eat the blankets off the bed, but Mark said that wouldn’t be fair to Mr. Ames.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But it hadn’t been any joke in the dark, I can tell you.
