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Chapter XVII
As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise. He had expected to find a deserted warehouse--probably only an office. He saw instead all the evidences of a thriving and prosperous business. Drays were coming and going from the busy door. Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.”
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “He had expected to find a deserted warehouse--probably only an office.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.”
successful and without serious problems
From this reading “He saw instead all the evidences of a thriving and prosperous business.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.”
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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 As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
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From this reading He saw instead all the evidences of a thriving and prosperous business.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had expected to find a deserted warehouse--probably only an office.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
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From this reading Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.
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From this reading He saw instead all the evidences of a thriving and prosperous business.
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From this reading Drays were coming and going from the busy door.
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From this reading Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.
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From this reading Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.
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From this reading Drays were coming and going from the busy door.
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From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
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From this reading Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.
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From this reading Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading He had expected to find a deserted warehouse--probably only an office.
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From this reading Drays were coming and going from the busy door.
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From this reading Drays were coming and going from the busy door.
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From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
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From this reading He saw instead all the evidences of a thriving and prosperous business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had expected to find a deserted warehouse--probably only an office.
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From this reading He had expected to find a deserted warehouse--probably only an office.
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From this reading Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Drays were coming and going from the busy door.
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From this reading Drays were coming and going from the busy door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had expected to find a deserted warehouse--probably only an office.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
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From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
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From this reading He saw instead all the evidences of a thriving and prosperous business.
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From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
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From this reading Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
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From this reading He had expected to find a deserted warehouse--probably only an office.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
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From this reading He had expected to find a deserted warehouse--probably only an office.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had expected to find a deserted warehouse--probably only an office.
successful and without serious problems
From this reading He saw instead all the evidences of a thriving and prosperous business.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw instead all the evidences of a thriving and prosperous business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
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From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Norgate entered the premises of Selingman, Horsfal and Company a little later on the same morning he looked around him in some surprise.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.
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From this reading He saw instead all the evidences of a thriving and prosperous business.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had expected to find a deserted warehouse--probably only an office.
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From this reading Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.
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From this reading He had expected to find a deserted warehouse--probably only an office.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Drays were coming and going from the busy door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Crates were piled up to the ceiling, clerks with notebooks in their hands passed continually back and forth.
