We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door.
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Chapter VI
We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door. The house was all dark to the front. Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by. The door was opened almost at once by the maid. “Is Dr. Livesey in?”
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a loop or frame hanging from a saddle that supports a rider’s foot
From this reading “Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.”
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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 Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
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From this reading We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door.
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From this reading The door was opened almost at once by the maid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The door was opened almost at once by the maid.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
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From this reading Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
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From this reading The house was all dark to the front.
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From this reading Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
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From this reading Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
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From this reading We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door.
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From this reading Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
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From this reading We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door.
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From this reading The house was all dark to the front.
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From this reading Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
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From this reading We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door.
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From this reading The house was all dark to the front.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Is Dr. Livesey in?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is Dr. Livesey in?”
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From this reading Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
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From this reading Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
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From this reading “Is Dr. Livesey in?”
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From this reading We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door.
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From this reading The door was opened almost at once by the maid.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
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From this reading Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door was opened almost at once by the maid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door was opened almost at once by the maid.
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From this reading We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door.
a loop or frame hanging from a saddle that supports a rider’s foot
From this reading Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door.
up to a particular time
From this reading We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The house was all dark to the front.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Dance told me to jump down and knock, and Dogger gave me a stirrup to descend by.
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From this reading We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was all dark to the front.
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From this reading We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We rode hard all the way till we drew up before Dr. Livesey’s door.
What is the central narrative or theme conveyed in this section of Chapter 08: At The Sign Of The Spy-Glass?
Which core linguistic virtue or character attribute is emphasized in this passage?
According to the text: "VIII...", what tone does the author establish?
