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Chapter V
The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices. “We’re quieter as a rule,” said the Boy. “But we’re filling up vacancies to-day. Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia. Look!”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.”
for this reason
From this reading “Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.”
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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 great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia.
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From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading “We’re quieter as a rule,” said the Boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But we’re filling up vacancies to-day.
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From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia.
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From this reading “But we’re filling up vacancies to-day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
for this reason
From this reading Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia.
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From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look!”
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From this reading Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hence the anxious faces of the Line and Militia.
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From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading “We’re quieter as a rule,” said the Boy.
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From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading “We’re quieter as a rule,” said the Boy.
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From this reading “We’re quieter as a rule,” said the Boy.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But we’re filling up vacancies to-day.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But we’re filling up vacancies to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But we’re filling up vacancies to-day.
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From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
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From this reading “We’re quieter as a rule,” said the Boy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The great hall was emptying apace as the clocks struck two, and we passed out through double doors into a huge reading and smoking room, blue with tobacco and buzzing with voices.
