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Chapter XVII
AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor. There was no one in sight, no sound of any one passing in the main corridor, a few yards away. For several moments he stood and listened intently. Then he moved a few yards to the left, and stopped opposite another door. He scrutinized the number,--27.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then he moved a few yards to the left, and stopped opposite another door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he moved a few yards to the left, and stopped opposite another door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was no one in sight, no sound of any one passing in the main corridor, a few yards away.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “For several moments he stood and listened intently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For several moments he stood and listened intently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he moved a few yards to the left, and stopped opposite another door.”
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From this reading He scrutinized the number,--27.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was no one in sight, no sound of any one passing in the main corridor, a few yards away.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he moved a few yards to the left, and stopped opposite another door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no one in sight, no sound of any one passing in the main corridor, a few yards away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no one in sight, no sound of any one passing in the main corridor, a few yards away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no one in sight, no sound of any one passing in the main corridor, a few yards away.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several moments he stood and listened intently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For several moments he stood and listened intently.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
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From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
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From this reading For several moments he stood and listened intently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
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From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he moved a few yards to the left, and stopped opposite another door.
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From this reading For several moments he stood and listened intently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no one in sight, no sound of any one passing in the main corridor, a few yards away.
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From this reading For several moments he stood and listened intently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
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From this reading Then he moved a few yards to the left, and stopped opposite another door.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no one in sight, no sound of any one passing in the main corridor, a few yards away.
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From this reading He scrutinized the number,--27.
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From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was no one in sight, no sound of any one passing in the main corridor, a few yards away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he moved a few yards to the left, and stopped opposite another door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no one in sight, no sound of any one passing in the main corridor, a few yards away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He scrutinized the number,--27.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For several moments he stood and listened intently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no one in sight, no sound of any one passing in the main corridor, a few yards away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no one in sight, no sound of any one passing in the main corridor, a few yards away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For several moments he stood and listened intently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he moved a few yards to the left, and stopped opposite another door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he moved a few yards to the left, and stopped opposite another door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no one in sight, no sound of any one passing in the main corridor, a few yards away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he moved a few yards to the left, and stopped opposite another door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
at the time that
From this reading AN EXPENSIVE KEY It was three o'clock in the morning when Deane softly opened the door of his bedroom in the Hotel Universal, and looked up and down the side corridor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no one in sight, no sound of any one passing in the main corridor, a few yards away.
