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Chapter III
AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open. Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack. Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows. Nor was there any reply to her anxious calls: "Mother!
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.”
during the time that
From this reading “Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.”
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From this reading AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
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From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
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From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
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From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
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From this reading Nor was there any reply to her anxious calls:
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From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.
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From this reading AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.
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From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
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From this reading Nor was there any reply to her anxious calls:
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From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
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From this reading AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.
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From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
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From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
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From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
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From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor was there any reply to her anxious calls:
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From this reading AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.
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From this reading AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.
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From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
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From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
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From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
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From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
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From this reading "Mother!
not any; not one
From this reading AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was there any reply to her anxious calls:
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From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.
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From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
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From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
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From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
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From this reading Nor was there any reply to her anxious calls:
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From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
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From this reading Nor was there any reply to her anxious calls:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
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From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
during the time that
From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
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From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
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From this reading AT JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL The door of No. 77 Brown Street stood wide open.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
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From this reading Now also, while Dorothy hurried from room to room of the six which were all the house contained, the wind of a rising thunderstorm whistled through them and their open windows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Any of the burglars for whom its mistress was always on the watch might have raided the tiny parlor or made off with father John's Sunday overcoat, hanging upon the hat-rack.
