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Chapter VII
The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs. On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open. “Here it is.” “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?” “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.”
any thing at all
From this reading ““You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Here it is.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?””
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.”
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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 doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
any thing at all
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
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From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
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From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here it is.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here it is.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
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From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
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From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
