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Chapter XXI
He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth. A smart pair of horses hitched to a trap whirled into the carriage-drive and stopped in the porte-cochere. In the rays from the overhead lamp Mostyn saw Buckton alight and ascend the steps to the veranda. A half-smoked cigar cast into the shrubbery emitted a tiny shower of sparks. Mostyn saw the young man peering in at the window of the lighted drawing-room.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.”
looking closely or carefully
From this reading “Mostyn saw the young man peering in at the window of the lighted drawing-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A smart pair of horses hitched to a trap whirled into the carriage-drive and stopped in the porte-cochere.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.”
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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 went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
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From this reading In the rays from the overhead lamp Mostyn saw Buckton alight and ascend the steps to the veranda.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
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From this reading In the rays from the overhead lamp Mostyn saw Buckton alight and ascend the steps to the veranda.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mostyn saw the young man peering in at the window of the lighted drawing-room.
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From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
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From this reading In the rays from the overhead lamp Mostyn saw Buckton alight and ascend the steps to the veranda.
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From this reading A smart pair of horses hitched to a trap whirled into the carriage-drive and stopped in the porte-cochere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A half-smoked cigar cast into the shrubbery emitted a tiny shower of sparks.
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From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
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From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mostyn saw the young man peering in at the window of the lighted drawing-room.
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From this reading A half-smoked cigar cast into the shrubbery emitted a tiny shower of sparks.
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From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the rays from the overhead lamp Mostyn saw Buckton alight and ascend the steps to the veranda.
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From this reading A half-smoked cigar cast into the shrubbery emitted a tiny shower of sparks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
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From this reading A smart pair of horses hitched to a trap whirled into the carriage-drive and stopped in the porte-cochere.
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From this reading A smart pair of horses hitched to a trap whirled into the carriage-drive and stopped in the porte-cochere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A smart pair of horses hitched to a trap whirled into the carriage-drive and stopped in the porte-cochere.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A smart pair of horses hitched to a trap whirled into the carriage-drive and stopped in the porte-cochere.
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From this reading In the rays from the overhead lamp Mostyn saw Buckton alight and ascend the steps to the veranda.
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From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mostyn saw the young man peering in at the window of the lighted drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the rays from the overhead lamp Mostyn saw Buckton alight and ascend the steps to the veranda.
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From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A smart pair of horses hitched to a trap whirled into the carriage-drive and stopped in the porte-cochere.
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From this reading In the rays from the overhead lamp Mostyn saw Buckton alight and ascend the steps to the veranda.
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From this reading A smart pair of horses hitched to a trap whirled into the carriage-drive and stopped in the porte-cochere.
looking closely or carefully
From this reading Mostyn saw the young man peering in at the window of the lighted drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A smart pair of horses hitched to a trap whirled into the carriage-drive and stopped in the porte-cochere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the rays from the overhead lamp Mostyn saw Buckton alight and ascend the steps to the veranda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the rays from the overhead lamp Mostyn saw Buckton alight and ascend the steps to the veranda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A half-smoked cigar cast into the shrubbery emitted a tiny shower of sparks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A half-smoked cigar cast into the shrubbery emitted a tiny shower of sparks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A smart pair of horses hitched to a trap whirled into the carriage-drive and stopped in the porte-cochere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A half-smoked cigar cast into the shrubbery emitted a tiny shower of sparks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the rays from the overhead lamp Mostyn saw Buckton alight and ascend the steps to the veranda.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A smart pair of horses hitched to a trap whirled into the carriage-drive and stopped in the porte-cochere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
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From this reading A half-smoked cigar cast into the shrubbery emitted a tiny shower of sparks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A smart pair of horses hitched to a trap whirled into the carriage-drive and stopped in the porte-cochere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the rays from the overhead lamp Mostyn saw Buckton alight and ascend the steps to the veranda.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went down to the lawn, lighted a cigar, and began to smoke, striding nervously back and forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A smart pair of horses hitched to a trap whirled into the carriage-drive and stopped in the porte-cochere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mostyn saw the young man peering in at the window of the lighted drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mostyn saw the young man peering in at the window of the lighted drawing-room.
