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Chapter IV
COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture. She glared at them for a minute without speaking. “So you have come home?” she said at last. The chain fell, and the door opened. “I wonder you trouble to come home at all.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So you have come home?” she said at last.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““So you have come home?” she said at last.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So you have come home?” she said at last.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “She glared at them for a minute without speaking.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.”
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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 She glared at them for a minute without speaking.
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From this reading “I wonder you trouble to come home at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She glared at them for a minute without speaking.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you have come home?” she said at last.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
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From this reading The chain fell, and the door opened.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She glared at them for a minute without speaking.
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From this reading She glared at them for a minute without speaking.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “So you have come home?” she said at last.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder you trouble to come home at all.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So you have come home?” she said at last.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
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From this reading She glared at them for a minute without speaking.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
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From this reading “So you have come home?” she said at last.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She glared at them for a minute without speaking.
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From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you have come home?” she said at last.
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From this reading She glared at them for a minute without speaking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She glared at them for a minute without speaking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wonder you trouble to come home at all.
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From this reading “I wonder you trouble to come home at all.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She glared at them for a minute without speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder you trouble to come home at all.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading COMING HOME The bolt grated, as if grudgingly, and slowly the door opened as far as the limits of its chain would permit, and Mrs. Rainham's face appeared in the aperture.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you have come home?” she said at last.
