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Chapter XI
LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside. "Oh, Mother! What a big sign!" "Yes. Isn’t Uncle Edwin a proud man to have such a big sign?"
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Isn’t Uncle Edwin a proud man to have such a big sign?"”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.”
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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 LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
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From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
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From this reading What a big sign!"
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From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Isn’t Uncle Edwin a proud man to have such a big sign?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn’t Uncle Edwin a proud man to have such a big sign?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn’t Uncle Edwin a proud man to have such a big sign?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Mother!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn’t Uncle Edwin a proud man to have such a big sign?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a big sign!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Isn’t Uncle Edwin a proud man to have such a big sign?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Isn’t Uncle Edwin a proud man to have such a big sign?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn’t Uncle Edwin a proud man to have such a big sign?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a big sign!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
in the company of; together with
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITHOGRAPHY I Edwin, sitting behind a glazed door with the word "Private" elaborately patterned on the glass, heard through the open window of his own office the voices of the Benbow children and their mother in the street outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes.
