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Chapter III
John K. Petre was buying Touaregs. The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down. It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years. They shone on silver as old; on quills ranged in order by a royal inkstand. Over the door hung a deep curtain of tapestry which clothed the place with silence.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “John K. Petre was buying Touaregs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They shone on silver as old; on quills ranged in order by a royal inkstand.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Over the door hung a deep curtain of tapestry which clothed the place with silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Over the door hung a deep curtain of tapestry which clothed the place with silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They shone on silver as old; on quills ranged in order by a royal inkstand.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.”
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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 The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
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From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They shone on silver as old; on quills ranged in order by a royal inkstand.
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From this reading John K. Petre was buying Touaregs.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.
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From this reading It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.
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From this reading Over the door hung a deep curtain of tapestry which clothed the place with silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
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From this reading Over the door hung a deep curtain of tapestry which clothed the place with silence.
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From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
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From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
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From this reading Over the door hung a deep curtain of tapestry which clothed the place with silence.
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From this reading Over the door hung a deep curtain of tapestry which clothed the place with silence.
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From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
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From this reading It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
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From this reading It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.
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From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
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From this reading It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.
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From this reading Over the door hung a deep curtain of tapestry which clothed the place with silence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
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From this reading They shone on silver as old; on quills ranged in order by a royal inkstand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
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From this reading John K. Petre was buying Touaregs.
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From this reading John K. Petre was buying Touaregs.
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From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
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From this reading It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
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From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
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From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They shone on silver as old; on quills ranged in order by a royal inkstand.
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From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over the door hung a deep curtain of tapestry which clothed the place with silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading John K. Petre was buying Touaregs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over the door hung a deep curtain of tapestry which clothed the place with silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They shone on silver as old; on quills ranged in order by a royal inkstand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They shone on silver as old; on quills ranged in order by a royal inkstand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They shone on silver as old; on quills ranged in order by a royal inkstand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They shone on silver as old; on quills ranged in order by a royal inkstand.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Over the door hung a deep curtain of tapestry which clothed the place with silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They shone on silver as old; on quills ranged in order by a royal inkstand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.
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From this reading It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.
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From this reading Over the door hung a deep curtain of tapestry which clothed the place with silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
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From this reading John K. Petre was buying Touaregs.
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From this reading It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John K. Petre was buying Touaregs.
at the time that
From this reading The news had penetrated to a little room, paneled in the dark oak of Shakespeare’s day; for the paneling had come from Arden out of old Kirlby Hall when they pulled it down.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Over the door hung a deep curtain of tapestry which clothed the place with silence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Over the door hung a deep curtain of tapestry which clothed the place with silence.
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From this reading It was half lit by four soft candles standing on a glorious table of two hundred years.
