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Chapter XXXVI
It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel. A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage. She had not seen him come in. His room was up that little staircase at the end of the passage. There was another entrance that he might have come in at.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There was another entrance that he might have come in at.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had not seen him come in.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “There was another entrance that he might have come in at.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His room was up that little staircase at the end of the passage.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “There was another entrance that he might have come in at.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His room was up that little staircase at the end of the passage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.”
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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 A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was another entrance that he might have come in at.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
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From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
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From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not seen him come in.
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From this reading His room was up that little staircase at the end of the passage.
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From this reading There was another entrance that he might have come in at.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
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From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was another entrance that he might have come in at.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was another entrance that he might have come in at.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had not seen him come in.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
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From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
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From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His room was up that little staircase at the end of the passage.
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From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There was another entrance that he might have come in at.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not seen him come in.
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From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His room was up that little staircase at the end of the passage.
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From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His room was up that little staircase at the end of the passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His room was up that little staircase at the end of the passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not seen him come in.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not seen him come in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His room was up that little staircase at the end of the passage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
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From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
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From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
at the time that
From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
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From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was tea-time when they reached Worcester, and at once went up to the Royal Charles Hostel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A pretty young woman in the office there informed them that the young gentleman had paid his bill and gone out about ten o'clock; but had left his luggage.
