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Chapter III
Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street. They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door. She turned back into the room with a little sigh. “There they are, Dad. And they’re passed fit—I know.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.”
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading “They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And they’re passed fit—I know.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She turned back into the room with a little sigh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And they’re passed fit—I know.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.”
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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 Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There they are, Dad.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
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From this reading She turned back into the room with a little sigh.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
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From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
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From this reading “There they are, Dad.
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From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
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From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
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From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
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From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
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From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
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From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
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From this reading And they’re passed fit—I know.”
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
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From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
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From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And they’re passed fit—I know.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She turned back into the room with a little sigh.
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From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they’re passed fit—I know.”
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From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
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From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She turned back into the room with a little sigh.
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From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
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From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
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From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And they’re passed fit—I know.”
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From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
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From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
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From this reading She turned back into the room with a little sigh.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned back into the room with a little sigh.
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From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
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From this reading She turned back into the room with a little sigh.
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From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
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From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
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From this reading “There they are, Dad.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
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From this reading And they’re passed fit—I know.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned back into the room with a little sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim and Wally dropped lightly from the footboard of a swift motor-’bus, dodged through the traffic, and swung quickly down a quiet side-street.
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From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
in or at the place that
From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
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From this reading They stopped before a stone house, where, from a window above, Norah watched their eager faces as Jim fitted his latchkey and opened the door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She turned back into the room with a little sigh.
