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Chapter XIII
CHAPTER THIRTY THREE. THE CLOSED DOOR. The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him. Something had moved him--moved him powerfully. A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something had moved him--moved him powerfully.”
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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 The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.
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From this reading A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THREE.
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From this reading THE CLOSED DOOR.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.
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From this reading THE CLOSED DOOR.
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From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Something had moved him--moved him powerfully.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
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From this reading Something had moved him--moved him powerfully.
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From this reading A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
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From this reading A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.
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From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
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From this reading Something had moved him--moved him powerfully.
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From this reading A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.
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From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
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From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something had moved him--moved him powerfully.
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From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLOSED DOOR.
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From this reading A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THREE.
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From this reading CHAPTER THIRTY THREE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
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From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
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From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
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From this reading A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.
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From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A new vista opened before him, and what a promise of the good things of life did he behold.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The stranger walked slowly across to his own quarters in a frame of mind very unwonted with him.
