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Chapter VII
Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away. This was a fine opportunity. Marget’s house stood by itself, and it could be easily watched. All the week it was watched night and day. Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Marget’s house stood by itself, and it could be easily watched.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was a fine opportunity.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Marget’s house stood by itself, and it could be easily watched.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marget’s house stood by itself, and it could be easily watched.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.”
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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 Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
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From this reading All the week it was watched night and day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
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From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
any thing at all
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
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From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Marget’s house stood by itself, and it could be easily watched.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marget’s house stood by itself, and it could be easily watched.
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From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Marget’s house stood by itself, and it could be easily watched.
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From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the week it was watched night and day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marget’s house stood by itself, and it could be easily watched.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was a fine opportunity.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
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From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
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From this reading Marget’s house stood by itself, and it could be easily watched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
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From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Marget’s house stood by itself, and it could be easily watched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marget’s house stood by itself, and it could be easily watched.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the week it was watched night and day.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was a fine opportunity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marget’s house stood by itself, and it could be easily watched.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a fine opportunity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
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From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marget announced a party, and invited forty people; the date for it was seven days away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marget’s house stood by itself, and it could be easily watched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the week it was watched night and day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marget’s household went out and in as usual, but they carried nothing in their hands, and neither they nor others brought anything to the house.
