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Chapter V
I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side. Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it. There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more. Perhaps I should, if I waited. I told him that I should be very happy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps I should, if I waited.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I told him that I should be very happy.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.”
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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 I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.
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From this reading Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I told him that I should be very happy.
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From this reading Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.
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From this reading Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.
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From this reading I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.
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From this reading There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.
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From this reading I told him that I should be very happy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I told him that I should be very happy.
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From this reading Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Perhaps I should, if I waited.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.
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From this reading There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.
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From this reading There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.
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From this reading Perhaps I should, if I waited.
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From this reading There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.
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From this reading Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.
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From this reading I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.
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From this reading I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.
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From this reading I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.
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From this reading Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Perhaps I should, if I waited.
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From this reading I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.
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From this reading I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told him that I should be very happy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.
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From this reading Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I told him that I should be very happy.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then I thought of the great, bare house, and the sinister door with the discoloured red seal upon it.
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From this reading I told him that I should be very happy.
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From this reading Perhaps I should, if I waited.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was something queer and grotesque in the situation, which made me long to know a little more.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I looked round at the little room, scantily furnished, with a sofa-bed at one side.
