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Chapter XXII
MAN TO MAN. The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten. He was disappointed, and yet not surprised. He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know. He found the porter, and asked him how he was redirecting the letters.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found the porter, and asked him how he was redirecting the letters.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found the porter, and asked him how he was redirecting the letters.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was disappointed, and yet not surprised.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “He was disappointed, and yet not surprised.”
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From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten.
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From this reading The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the porter, and asked him how he was redirecting the letters.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
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From this reading The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
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From this reading He was disappointed, and yet not surprised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the porter, and asked him how he was redirecting the letters.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
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From this reading The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was disappointed, and yet not surprised.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He found the porter, and asked him how he was redirecting the letters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
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From this reading He found the porter, and asked him how he was redirecting the letters.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten.
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From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
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From this reading He found the porter, and asked him how he was redirecting the letters.
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From this reading MAN TO MAN.
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From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
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From this reading The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was disappointed, and yet not surprised.
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From this reading He found the porter, and asked him how he was redirecting the letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found the porter, and asked him how he was redirecting the letters.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was disappointed, and yet not surprised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew that his mother was to have returned from the sea by this time, but that was all he did know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAN TO MAN.
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From this reading The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten.
at the time that
From this reading The flat was in utter darkness when Harry arrived between nine and ten.
but in spite of that
From this reading He was disappointed, and yet not surprised.
