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Chapter XV
JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows. The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill. She was seated on the chair by the big pillar in the middle of the hall. "What ho!" said Freddie. "Waiting for someone?"
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every person
From this reading “JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.”
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading “JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Waiting for someone?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Waiting for someone?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
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From this reading She was seated on the chair by the big pillar in the middle of the hall.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was seated on the chair by the big pillar in the middle of the hall.
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From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
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From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
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From this reading She was seated on the chair by the big pillar in the middle of the hall.
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From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
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From this reading The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.
every person
From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
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From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Waiting for someone?"
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From this reading The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.
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From this reading She was seated on the chair by the big pillar in the middle of the hall.
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From this reading "What ho!" said Freddie.
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From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
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From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was seated on the chair by the big pillar in the middle of the hall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
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From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
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From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
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From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
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From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
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From this reading She was seated on the chair by the big pillar in the middle of the hall.
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From this reading The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.
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From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was seated on the chair by the big pillar in the middle of the hall.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.
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From this reading She was seated on the chair by the big pillar in the middle of the hall.
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From this reading "What ho!" said Freddie.
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From this reading The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.
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From this reading She was seated on the chair by the big pillar in the middle of the hall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was seated on the chair by the big pillar in the middle of the hall.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Waiting for someone?"
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From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
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From this reading The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.
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From this reading "Waiting for someone?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first person that Nelly and Freddie saw, as they passed through the swing doors, was Jill.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What ho!" said Freddie.
in or at the place that
From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
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From this reading JILL EXPLAINS I The lobby of the Hotel Cosmopolis is the exact centre of New York, the spot where at certain hours one is sure of meeting everybody one knows.
