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Chapter VI
TWO INTERVIEWS. The instant the door closed behind Gaviller, Ambrose's eyes flamed up. "What a stroke of luck!" he cried. It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily. Colina became panicky.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The instant the door closed behind Gaviller, Ambrose's eyes flamed up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What a stroke of luck!" he cried.”
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading “It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.”
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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 "What a stroke of luck!" he cried.
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From this reading The instant the door closed behind Gaviller, Ambrose's eyes flamed up.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
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From this reading Colina became panicky.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The instant the door closed behind Gaviller, Ambrose's eyes flamed up.
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From this reading The instant the door closed behind Gaviller, Ambrose's eyes flamed up.
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From this reading Colina became panicky.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What a stroke of luck!" he cried.
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From this reading The instant the door closed behind Gaviller, Ambrose's eyes flamed up.
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From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The instant the door closed behind Gaviller, Ambrose's eyes flamed up.
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From this reading The instant the door closed behind Gaviller, Ambrose's eyes flamed up.
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From this reading The instant the door closed behind Gaviller, Ambrose's eyes flamed up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a stroke of luck!" he cried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
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From this reading The instant the door closed behind Gaviller, Ambrose's eyes flamed up.
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
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From this reading "What a stroke of luck!" he cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What a stroke of luck!" he cried.
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From this reading Colina became panicky.
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From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
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From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
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From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
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From this reading "What a stroke of luck!" he cried.
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From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The instant the door closed behind Gaviller, Ambrose's eyes flamed up.
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From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
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From this reading TWO INTERVIEWS.
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From this reading The instant the door closed behind Gaviller, Ambrose's eyes flamed up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a stroke of luck!" he cried.
in or at the place that
From this reading It had something the effect of an explosion there in the quiet room where they had been talking so prosily.
