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Chapter XV
AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong. They looked questioningly at the shipowner's son and at the hotel proprietor. "What's the matter?" demanded Phil, quickly. "Matter?" repeated Jason Sparr. "That's just exactly what I'd like to know."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.”
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's just exactly what I'd like to know."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They looked questioningly at the shipowner's son and at the hotel proprietor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Matter?" repeated Jason Sparr.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.”
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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 AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
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From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
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From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
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From this reading "What's the matter?" demanded Phil, quickly.
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From this reading "That's just exactly what I'd like to know."
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
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From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
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From this reading "That's just exactly what I'd like to know."
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From this reading "Matter?" repeated Jason Sparr.
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From this reading "That's just exactly what I'd like to know."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's just exactly what I'd like to know."
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From this reading "That's just exactly what I'd like to know."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They looked questioningly at the shipowner's son and at the hotel proprietor.
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From this reading "What's the matter?" demanded Phil, quickly.
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From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
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From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
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From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
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From this reading They looked questioningly at the shipowner's son and at the hotel proprietor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They looked questioningly at the shipowner's son and at the hotel proprietor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter?" demanded Phil, quickly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Matter?" repeated Jason Sparr.
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From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
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From this reading They looked questioningly at the shipowner's son and at the hotel proprietor.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
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From this reading They looked questioningly at the shipowner's son and at the hotel proprietor.
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From this reading "Matter?" repeated Jason Sparr.
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From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
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From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
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From this reading "That's just exactly what I'd like to know."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They looked questioningly at the shipowner's son and at the hotel proprietor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's just exactly what I'd like to know."
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From this reading "What's the matter?" demanded Phil, quickly.
which person or people
From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
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From this reading AT THE HOTEL At once Dave and all the other students who had come to the hotel with Phil, expecting a fine spread, saw that something was wrong.
