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Chapter XVI
I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen. I hoped for a caller, though. I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it. I went back to the over-stuffed room, started looking through drawers, riffling through papers on the desk. I hoped for something--something that might give me a hint of what Bale planned.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I hoped for something--something that might give me a hint of what Bale planned.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I hoped for something--something that might give me a hint of what Bale planned.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I hoped for a caller, though.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I went back to the over-stuffed room, started looking through drawers, riffling through papers on the desk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.”
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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 I hoped for a caller, though.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
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From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
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From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hoped for something--something that might give me a hint of what Bale planned.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen.
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From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hoped for a caller, though.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went back to the over-stuffed room, started looking through drawers, riffling through papers on the desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went back to the over-stuffed room, started looking through drawers, riffling through papers on the desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
apart from; not including
From this reading I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen.
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From this reading I hoped for something--something that might give me a hint of what Bale planned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hoped for something--something that might give me a hint of what Bale planned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hoped for a caller, though.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went back to the over-stuffed room, started looking through drawers, riffling through papers on the desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I hoped for something--something that might give me a hint of what Bale planned.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I hoped for something--something that might give me a hint of what Bale planned.
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From this reading I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I hoped for something--something that might give me a hint of what Bale planned.
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From this reading I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I went back to the over-stuffed room, started looking through drawers, riffling through papers on the desk.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went back to the over-stuffed room, started looking through drawers, riffling through papers on the desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went back to the over-stuffed room, started looking through drawers, riffling through papers on the desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hoped for something--something that might give me a hint of what Bale planned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went back to the over-stuffed room, started looking through drawers, riffling through papers on the desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went back to the over-stuffed room, started looking through drawers, riffling through papers on the desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I hoped for something--something that might give me a hint of what Bale planned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went back to the over-stuffed room, started looking through drawers, riffling through papers on the desk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hoped for something--something that might give me a hint of what Bale planned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen.
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From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I hoped for a caller, though.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I went back to the over-stuffed room, started looking through drawers, riffling through papers on the desk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was alone now, except for the ominous sphere behind the screen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I hoped for something--something that might give me a hint of what Bale planned.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I went to the door which leaned aslant against the rough brick wall outside and unlatched it, maneuvered it into place and dropped the pins back in the hinges, then closed and relatched it.
