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Chapter XXVI
A TERRIBLE COMPACT. Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one. He looked anxiously toward the door, and when it opened his eyes glittered. The person who entered the room was his son. For half a second father and son stood face to face, and then the former waved the other to a chair.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For half a second father and son stood face to face, and then the former waved the other to a chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked anxiously toward the door, and when it opened his eyes glittered.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For half a second father and son stood face to face, and then the former waved the other to a chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A TERRIBLE COMPACT.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He looked anxiously toward the door, and when it opened his eyes glittered.”
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading “Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.”
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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 A TERRIBLE COMPACT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked anxiously toward the door, and when it opened his eyes glittered.
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From this reading He looked anxiously toward the door, and when it opened his eyes glittered.
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From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
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From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
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From this reading For half a second father and son stood face to face, and then the former waved the other to a chair.
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From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
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From this reading A TERRIBLE COMPACT.
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From this reading He looked anxiously toward the door, and when it opened his eyes glittered.
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From this reading The person who entered the room was his son.
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From this reading He looked anxiously toward the door, and when it opened his eyes glittered.
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From this reading For half a second father and son stood face to face, and then the former waved the other to a chair.
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From this reading For half a second father and son stood face to face, and then the former waved the other to a chair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
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From this reading For half a second father and son stood face to face, and then the former waved the other to a chair.
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From this reading He looked anxiously toward the door, and when it opened his eyes glittered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For half a second father and son stood face to face, and then the former waved the other to a chair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked anxiously toward the door, and when it opened his eyes glittered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He looked anxiously toward the door, and when it opened his eyes glittered.
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From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
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From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked anxiously toward the door, and when it opened his eyes glittered.
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From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
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From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
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From this reading He looked anxiously toward the door, and when it opened his eyes glittered.
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From this reading For half a second father and son stood face to face, and then the former waved the other to a chair.
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From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
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From this reading The person who entered the room was his son.
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From this reading The person who entered the room was his son.
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From this reading For half a second father and son stood face to face, and then the former waved the other to a chair.
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From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
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From this reading The person who entered the room was his son.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A TERRIBLE COMPACT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
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From this reading For half a second father and son stood face to face, and then the former waved the other to a chair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For half a second father and son stood face to face, and then the former waved the other to a chair.
in the direction of
From this reading He looked anxiously toward the door, and when it opened his eyes glittered.
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
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From this reading Perry Lamont, the millionaire, stood underneath the brilliant chandelier in his luxurious library, apparently waiting for some one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The person who entered the room was his son.
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From this reading For half a second father and son stood face to face, and then the former waved the other to a chair.
at the time that
From this reading He looked anxiously toward the door, and when it opened his eyes glittered.
which person or people
From this reading The person who entered the room was his son.
