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Chapter VII
BETTER THAN ANY DAY-DREAM. At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows. "This is the number," said one. "Yes," replied the other; "she lives here." A rat-tat with the knocker brought 'Melia Jane to the street door.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A rat-tat with the knocker brought 'Melia Jane to the street door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes," replied the other; "she lives here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"This is the number," said one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes," replied the other; "she lives here."”
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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 A rat-tat with the knocker brought 'Melia Jane to the street door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
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From this reading BETTER THAN ANY DAY-DREAM.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
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From this reading BETTER THAN ANY DAY-DREAM.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A rat-tat with the knocker brought 'Melia Jane to the street door.
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From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
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From this reading BETTER THAN ANY DAY-DREAM.
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From this reading A rat-tat with the knocker brought 'Melia Jane to the street door.
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From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
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From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
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From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," replied the other; "she lives here."
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From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is the number," said one.
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From this reading A rat-tat with the knocker brought 'Melia Jane to the street door.
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From this reading A rat-tat with the knocker brought 'Melia Jane to the street door.
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From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
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From this reading "Yes," replied the other; "she lives here."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A rat-tat with the knocker brought 'Melia Jane to the street door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is the number," said one.
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From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "This is the number," said one.
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From this reading "Yes," replied the other; "she lives here."
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From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A rat-tat with the knocker brought 'Melia Jane to the street door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," replied the other; "she lives here."
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From this reading "This is the number," said one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," replied the other; "she lives here."
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From this reading A rat-tat with the knocker brought 'Melia Jane to the street door.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading BETTER THAN ANY DAY-DREAM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is the number," said one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A rat-tat with the knocker brought 'Melia Jane to the street door.
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From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
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From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
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From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
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From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
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From this reading At five o'clock of the following afternoon two men paused in front of Uncle Leth's house in Camden Town, and looked up at the windows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A rat-tat with the knocker brought 'Melia Jane to the street door.
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From this reading "Yes," replied the other; "she lives here."
