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Chapter XXI
It was dark that evening when John arrived home. As he opened the gate he was surprised to see that the cottage was not lighted. That was indeed strange, for Tilly was usually in the kitchen or the dining-room at that hour. The next remarkable thing was the fact that the key was in the lock. He felt it and heard it rattle as he caught the door-knob.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was dark that evening when John arrived home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next remarkable thing was the fact that the key was in the lock.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The next remarkable thing was the fact that the key was in the lock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he opened the gate he was surprised to see that the cottage was not lighted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next remarkable thing was the fact that the key was in the lock.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt it and heard it rattle as he caught the door-knob.
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From this reading It was dark that evening when John arrived home.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he opened the gate he was surprised to see that the cottage was not lighted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That was indeed strange, for Tilly was usually in the kitchen or the dining-room at that hour.
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From this reading He felt it and heard it rattle as he caught the door-knob.
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From this reading As he opened the gate he was surprised to see that the cottage was not lighted.
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From this reading It was dark that evening when John arrived home.
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From this reading That was indeed strange, for Tilly was usually in the kitchen or the dining-room at that hour.
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From this reading He felt it and heard it rattle as he caught the door-knob.
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From this reading It was dark that evening when John arrived home.
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From this reading The next remarkable thing was the fact that the key was in the lock.
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From this reading He felt it and heard it rattle as he caught the door-knob.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was indeed strange, for Tilly was usually in the kitchen or the dining-room at that hour.
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From this reading As he opened the gate he was surprised to see that the cottage was not lighted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he opened the gate he was surprised to see that the cottage was not lighted.
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From this reading He felt it and heard it rattle as he caught the door-knob.
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From this reading It was dark that evening when John arrived home.
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From this reading That was indeed strange, for Tilly was usually in the kitchen or the dining-room at that hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was indeed strange, for Tilly was usually in the kitchen or the dining-room at that hour.
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From this reading That was indeed strange, for Tilly was usually in the kitchen or the dining-room at that hour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was dark that evening when John arrived home.
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From this reading It was dark that evening when John arrived home.
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From this reading The next remarkable thing was the fact that the key was in the lock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was indeed strange, for Tilly was usually in the kitchen or the dining-room at that hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he opened the gate he was surprised to see that the cottage was not lighted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next remarkable thing was the fact that the key was in the lock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next remarkable thing was the fact that the key was in the lock.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As he opened the gate he was surprised to see that the cottage was not lighted.
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From this reading As he opened the gate he was surprised to see that the cottage was not lighted.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That was indeed strange, for Tilly was usually in the kitchen or the dining-room at that hour.
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From this reading He felt it and heard it rattle as he caught the door-knob.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next remarkable thing was the fact that the key was in the lock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he opened the gate he was surprised to see that the cottage was not lighted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was indeed strange, for Tilly was usually in the kitchen or the dining-room at that hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he opened the gate he was surprised to see that the cottage was not lighted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was dark that evening when John arrived home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he opened the gate he was surprised to see that the cottage was not lighted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next remarkable thing was the fact that the key was in the lock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was indeed strange, for Tilly was usually in the kitchen or the dining-room at that hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he opened the gate he was surprised to see that the cottage was not lighted.
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From this reading That was indeed strange, for Tilly was usually in the kitchen or the dining-room at that hour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was dark that evening when John arrived home.
at the time that
From this reading It was dark that evening when John arrived home.
