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Chapter XII
"GEORGIAN!" Mr. Ransom was the first one in the hall. He had not undressed himself, expecting a totally sleepless night. It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor. "Which room? which?" he gasped out, ignoring every precaution in his blind terror.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “"Which room? which?" he gasped out, ignoring every precaution in his blind terror.”
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “He had not undressed himself, expecting a totally sleepless night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Ransom was the first one in the hall.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had not undressed himself, expecting a totally sleepless night.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Mr. Ransom was the first one in the hall.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.”
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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 He had not undressed himself, expecting a totally sleepless night.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
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From this reading "Which room? which?" he gasped out, ignoring every precaution in his blind terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Which room? which?" he gasped out, ignoring every precaution in his blind terror.
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading He had not undressed himself, expecting a totally sleepless night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Ransom was the first one in the hall.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
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From this reading "Which room? which?" he gasped out, ignoring every precaution in his blind terror.
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From this reading "GEORGIAN!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not undressed himself, expecting a totally sleepless night.
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From this reading Mr. Ransom was the first one in the hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not undressed himself, expecting a totally sleepless night.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had not undressed himself, expecting a totally sleepless night.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
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From this reading "Which room? which?" he gasped out, ignoring every precaution in his blind terror.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Ransom was the first one in the hall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
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From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Ransom was the first one in the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not undressed himself, expecting a totally sleepless night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not undressed himself, expecting a totally sleepless night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. Ransom was the first one in the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Which room? which?" he gasped out, ignoring every precaution in his blind terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Which room? which?" he gasped out, ignoring every precaution in his blind terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Ransom was the first one in the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Which room? which?" he gasped out, ignoring every precaution in his blind terror.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not undressed himself, expecting a totally sleepless night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Which room? which?" he gasped out, ignoring every precaution in his blind terror.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Ransom was the first one in the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was his figure, then, that the maid encountered as she came running from her post at the end of the corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not undressed himself, expecting a totally sleepless night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not undressed himself, expecting a totally sleepless night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Ransom was the first one in the hall.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which room? which?" he gasped out, ignoring every precaution in his blind terror.
