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Chapter XXIV
"LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street. It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella. He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him. Never again would that hospitable door open for him! He would see none of his kind friends any more.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never again would that hospitable door open for him!”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Never again would that hospitable door open for him!”
not one, and not any
From this reading “He would see none of his kind friends any more.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Never again would that hospitable door open for him!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Never again would that hospitable door open for him!”
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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 It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never again would that hospitable door open for him!
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From this reading He would see none of his kind friends any more.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him.
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From this reading He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him.
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From this reading It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him.
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From this reading He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him.
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From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
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From this reading He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him.
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From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
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From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
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From this reading He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him.
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From this reading It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
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From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Never again would that hospitable door open for him!
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From this reading He would see none of his kind friends any more.
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From this reading He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him.
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From this reading He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him.
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From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him.
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From this reading It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
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From this reading Never again would that hospitable door open for him!
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From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
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From this reading He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him.
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From this reading He would see none of his kind friends any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He glanced back at the massive green-painted door which the butler had just closed behind him.
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From this reading He would see none of his kind friends any more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never again would that hospitable door open for him!
not one, and not any
From this reading He would see none of his kind friends any more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Never again would that hospitable door open for him!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would see none of his kind friends any more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Never again would that hospitable door open for him!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "LOVE CROWNS THE DEED" The duke stood on the pavement outside Lord Camborne's house in Grosvenor Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was still pouring heavy drops of rain, which beat a tattoo upon his umbrella.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Never again would that hospitable door open for him!
