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Chapter VI
Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace. He looked round the empty hall, whistled softly, and stepped inside. Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur. “Take the door into the outer hall, Jean,” said M. Charolais, in a low voice. “Bernard, take that door into the drawing-room.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked round the empty hall, whistled softly, and stepped inside.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Take the door into the outer hall, Jean,” said M. Charolais, in a low voice.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur.”
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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 “Take the door into the outer hall, Jean,” said M. Charolais, in a low voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked round the empty hall, whistled softly, and stepped inside.
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From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
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From this reading “Bernard, take that door into the drawing-room.
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From this reading Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur.
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From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
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From this reading Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur.
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From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
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From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
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From this reading “Bernard, take that door into the drawing-room.
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From this reading He looked round the empty hall, whistled softly, and stepped inside.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
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From this reading He looked round the empty hall, whistled softly, and stepped inside.
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From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked round the empty hall, whistled softly, and stepped inside.
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From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur.
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From this reading He looked round the empty hall, whistled softly, and stepped inside.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Take the door into the outer hall, Jean,” said M. Charolais, in a low voice.
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From this reading Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked round the empty hall, whistled softly, and stepped inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take the door into the outer hall, Jean,” said M. Charolais, in a low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
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From this reading Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
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From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take the door into the outer hall, Jean,” said M. Charolais, in a low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked round the empty hall, whistled softly, and stepped inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take the door into the outer hall, Jean,” said M. Charolais, in a low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked round the empty hall, whistled softly, and stepped inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked round the empty hall, whistled softly, and stepped inside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take the door into the outer hall, Jean,” said M. Charolais, in a low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Bernard, take that door into the drawing-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
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From this reading “Take the door into the outer hall, Jean,” said M. Charolais, in a low voice.
at the time that
From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
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From this reading He looked round the empty hall, whistled softly, and stepped inside.
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From this reading Hardly had the door closed behind the millionaire when the head of M. Charolais appeared at one of the windows opening on to the terrace.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Inside of ten seconds his three sons came in through the windows, and with them came Jean, the millionaire’s chauffeur.
