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HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs. "Oh, Mr. Johnston!" she cried as she edged by him with a pile of bed-linen on her arm. "Please excuse all this fuss. Another guest is coming--I have just got a telegram. A famous lawyer from New York.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Another guest is coming--I have just got a telegram.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, Mr. Johnston!" she cried as she edged by him with a pile of bed-linen on her arm.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Another guest is coming--I have just got a telegram.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.”
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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 HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading "Please excuse all this fuss.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another guest is coming--I have just got a telegram.
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Johnston!" she cried as she edged by him with a pile of bed-linen on her arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Johnston!" she cried as she edged by him with a pile of bed-linen on her arm.
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Johnston!" she cried as she edged by him with a pile of bed-linen on her arm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading Another guest is coming--I have just got a telegram.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Johnston!" she cried as she edged by him with a pile of bed-linen on her arm.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Johnston!" she cried as she edged by him with a pile of bed-linen on her arm.
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From this reading "Please excuse all this fuss.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading A famous lawyer from New York.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A famous lawyer from New York.
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From this reading "Please excuse all this fuss.
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From this reading Another guest is coming--I have just got a telegram.
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From this reading Another guest is coming--I have just got a telegram.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Another guest is coming--I have just got a telegram.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Johnston!" she cried as she edged by him with a pile of bed-linen on her arm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Another guest is coming--I have just got a telegram.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Another guest is coming--I have just got a telegram.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Johnston!" she cried as she edged by him with a pile of bed-linen on her arm.
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From this reading Another guest is coming--I have just got a telegram.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading A famous lawyer from New York.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading A famous lawyer from New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Johnston!" she cried as she edged by him with a pile of bed-linen on her arm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading "Oh, Mr. Johnston!" she cried as she edged by him with a pile of bed-linen on her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please excuse all this fuss.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Johnston!" she cried as she edged by him with a pile of bed-linen on her arm.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading Another guest is coming--I have just got a telegram.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Please excuse all this fuss.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
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From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
at the time that
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HUNTER'S INN When Mr. Ransom re-entered the hotel, which he did under a swoop of wind which turned his umbrella inside out and drenched him through in an instant, it was to find the house in renewed turmoil, happily explained by the landlady, whom he ran across on the stairs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, Mr. Johnston!" she cried as she edged by him with a pile of bed-linen on her arm.
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From this reading A famous lawyer from New York.
