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Chapter XXX
It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card. “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons. “Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.” In a few minutes the lad came in. He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading ““Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.””
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading ““I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.”
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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 In a few minutes the lad came in.
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From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
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From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
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From this reading In a few minutes the lad came in.
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From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
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From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
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From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
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From this reading In a few minutes the lad came in.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a few minutes the lad came in.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
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From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
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From this reading In a few minutes the lad came in.
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From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
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From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
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From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
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From this reading In a few minutes the lad came in.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
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From this reading “Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.”
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From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It did not take Leo long to reach the boarding-house advertised on the card.
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From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
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From this reading “Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.”
at the time that
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
which person or people
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish to see Mart Keene,” he said to the lady who answered his summons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore an old suit, one he had caught up when escaping from Porler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, yes; please walk into the parlor.”
