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Chapter XXXI
THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in. No one was there--but the tent had the look of recent occupation. It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward. Entering the tent the first thing I did was to glance at the title of this book. It was a learned archeological treatise.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Entering the tent the first thing I did was to glance at the title of this book.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one was there--but the tent had the look of recent occupation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one was there--but the tent had the look of recent occupation.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Entering the tent the first thing I did was to glance at the title of this book.”
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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 It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.
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From this reading THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.
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From this reading It was a learned archeological treatise.
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From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Entering the tent the first thing I did was to glance at the title of this book.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
next to; at the side of
From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
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From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
the two together, not just one
From this reading THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.
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From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No one was there--but the tent had the look of recent occupation.
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From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Entering the tent the first thing I did was to glance at the title of this book.
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From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Entering the tent the first thing I did was to glance at the title of this book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Entering the tent the first thing I did was to glance at the title of this book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Entering the tent the first thing I did was to glance at the title of this book.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one was there--but the tent had the look of recent occupation.
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From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
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From this reading THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Entering the tent the first thing I did was to glance at the title of this book.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
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From this reading THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a learned archeological treatise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one was there--but the tent had the look of recent occupation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.
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From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
not any; not one
From this reading No one was there--but the tent had the look of recent occupation.
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From this reading No one was there--but the tent had the look of recent occupation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No one was there--but the tent had the look of recent occupation.
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From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was there--but the tent had the look of recent occupation.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
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From this reading No one was there--but the tent had the look of recent occupation.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was neatly arranged, as the tent of an old soldier should be: but on the table stood a half-used candle stuck in a bottle; and beside it a book lay open, face downward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one was there--but the tent had the look of recent occupation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one was there--but the tent had the look of recent occupation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Entering the tent the first thing I did was to glance at the title of this book.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Entering the tent the first thing I did was to glance at the title of this book.
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From this reading Entering the tent the first thing I did was to glance at the title of this book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Entering the tent the first thing I did was to glance at the title of this book.
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From this reading It was a learned archeological treatise.
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From this reading THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one was there--but the tent had the look of recent occupation.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SECRET Anthony lifted the flap, holding up the lantern, and we both looked in.
