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Chapter V
Montague hesitated only an instant. He sprang up to the deck. “Where is Mrs. Taylor?” he cried. “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway. At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading ““She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Where is Mrs. Taylor?” he cried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.”
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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 At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Montague hesitated only an instant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
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From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
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From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where is Mrs. Taylor?” he cried.
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From this reading He sprang up to the deck.
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From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
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From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
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From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
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From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sprang up to the deck.
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From this reading Montague hesitated only an instant.
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From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
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From this reading Montague hesitated only an instant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is Mrs. Taylor?” he cried.
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From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
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From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
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From this reading Montague hesitated only an instant.
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From this reading “Where is Mrs. Taylor?” he cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
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From this reading Montague hesitated only an instant.
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From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
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From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
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From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
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From this reading He sprang up to the deck.
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From this reading At the foot of the stairs he found himself in a broad entrance-hall, lighted by a glass dome above.
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From this reading “Where is Mrs. Taylor?” he cried.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sprang up to the deck.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sprang up to the deck.
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From this reading He sprang up to the deck.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went below, sir,” said the man, hesitating; but Montague sprang past him and down the companionway.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is Mrs. Taylor?” he cried.
