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Chapter XIV
The doors and the walls of the private dining-rooms were almost sound-proof. No stir followed the shot. In the hall outside, the porter lifted his head and listened. “What was that?” he asked the waiting elevator man. “Didn’t hear anything,” said the other laconically.
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any thing at all
From this reading ““Didn’t hear anything,” said the other laconically.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What was that?” he asked the waiting elevator man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Didn’t hear anything,” said the other laconically.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the hall outside, the porter lifted his head and listened.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““What was that?” he asked the waiting elevator man.”
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From this reading The doors and the walls of the private dining-rooms were almost sound-proof.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doors and the walls of the private dining-rooms were almost sound-proof.
any thing at all
From this reading “Didn’t hear anything,” said the other laconically.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What was that?” he asked the waiting elevator man.
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From this reading “Didn’t hear anything,” said the other laconically.
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From this reading The doors and the walls of the private dining-rooms were almost sound-proof.
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From this reading The doors and the walls of the private dining-rooms were almost sound-proof.
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From this reading “What was that?” he asked the waiting elevator man.
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From this reading No stir followed the shot.
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From this reading In the hall outside, the porter lifted his head and listened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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From this reading In the hall outside, the porter lifted his head and listened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Didn’t hear anything,” said the other laconically.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the hall outside, the porter lifted his head and listened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the hall outside, the porter lifted his head and listened.
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From this reading “Didn’t hear anything,” said the other laconically.
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From this reading In the hall outside, the porter lifted his head and listened.
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From this reading In the hall outside, the porter lifted his head and listened.
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From this reading “What was that?” he asked the waiting elevator man.
not any; not one
From this reading No stir followed the shot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doors and the walls of the private dining-rooms were almost sound-proof.
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From this reading “Didn’t hear anything,” said the other laconically.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the hall outside, the porter lifted his head and listened.
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From this reading In the hall outside, the porter lifted his head and listened.
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From this reading The doors and the walls of the private dining-rooms were almost sound-proof.
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From this reading “Didn’t hear anything,” said the other laconically.
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From this reading No stir followed the shot.
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From this reading The doors and the walls of the private dining-rooms were almost sound-proof.
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From this reading No stir followed the shot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What was that?” he asked the waiting elevator man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doors and the walls of the private dining-rooms were almost sound-proof.
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From this reading “What was that?” he asked the waiting elevator man.
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From this reading The doors and the walls of the private dining-rooms were almost sound-proof.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What was that?” he asked the waiting elevator man.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The doors and the walls of the private dining-rooms were almost sound-proof.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What was that?” he asked the waiting elevator man.
