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Chapter XVI
As the old woman entered the hotel she saw no one. Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house. The door of the dining-room was open. Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet. "Good-morning," Mrs. Floyd said; "won't you have a seat?"
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Good-morning," Mrs. Floyd said; "won't you have a seat?"”
Wide-mouthed cylindrical containers made of clay or glass, used for storing goods.
From this reading “Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “As the old woman entered the hotel she saw no one.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The door of the dining-room was open.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.”
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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 "Good-morning," Mrs. Floyd said; "won't you have a seat?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.
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From this reading Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the old woman entered the hotel she saw no one.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.
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From this reading Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.
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From this reading The door of the dining-room was open.
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From this reading The door of the dining-room was open.
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From this reading Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.
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From this reading Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the old woman entered the hotel she saw no one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," Mrs. Floyd said; "won't you have a seat?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Good-morning," Mrs. Floyd said; "won't you have a seat?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the old woman entered the hotel she saw no one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.
Wide-mouthed cylindrical containers made of clay or glass, used for storing goods.
From this reading Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.
not any; not one
From this reading As the old woman entered the hotel she saw no one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.
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From this reading As the old woman entered the hotel she saw no one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the old woman entered the hotel she saw no one.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The door of the dining-room was open.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," Mrs. Floyd said; "won't you have a seat?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the old woman entered the hotel she saw no one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," Mrs. Floyd said; "won't you have a seat?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the old woman entered the hotel she saw no one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the old woman entered the hotel she saw no one.
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From this reading Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.
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From this reading Mrs. Floyd was there arranging some jars of preserves in the cupboard, and turned at the sound of the slip-shod feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door of the dining-room was open.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looking into the parlor, and seeing it empty, she went down the hall to the rear of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the old woman entered the hotel she saw no one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," Mrs. Floyd said; "won't you have a seat?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good-morning," Mrs. Floyd said; "won't you have a seat?"
