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Chapter XI
He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down. On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest. As he entered the room a lieutenant fell dead and a shower of bullets struck the coping outside. He hastened away up-stairs again. Lorraine, in cloak and hat, met him at the door.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As he entered the room a lieutenant fell dead and a shower of bullets struck the coping outside.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As he entered the room a lieutenant fell dead and a shower of bullets struck the coping outside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down.”
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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 On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he entered the room a lieutenant fell dead and a shower of bullets struck the coping outside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
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From this reading He hastened away up-stairs again.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
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From this reading As he entered the room a lieutenant fell dead and a shower of bullets struck the coping outside.
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From this reading Lorraine, in cloak and hat, met him at the door.
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From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
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From this reading As he entered the room a lieutenant fell dead and a shower of bullets struck the coping outside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
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From this reading Lorraine, in cloak and hat, met him at the door.
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From this reading He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down.
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From this reading As he entered the room a lieutenant fell dead and a shower of bullets struck the coping outside.
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From this reading As he entered the room a lieutenant fell dead and a shower of bullets struck the coping outside.
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From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
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From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
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From this reading He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down.
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From this reading He hastened away up-stairs again.
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From this reading Lorraine, in cloak and hat, met him at the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down.
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From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lorraine, in cloak and hat, met him at the door.
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From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lorraine, in cloak and hat, met him at the door.
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From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
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From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
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From this reading As he entered the room a lieutenant fell dead and a shower of bullets struck the coping outside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down.
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From this reading Lorraine, in cloak and hat, met him at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lorraine, in cloak and hat, met him at the door.
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From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
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From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
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From this reading He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he entered the room a lieutenant fell dead and a shower of bullets struck the coping outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he entered the room a lieutenant fell dead and a shower of bullets struck the coping outside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he entered the room a lieutenant fell dead and a shower of bullets struck the coping outside.
a person, without saying who
From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he entered the room a lieutenant fell dead and a shower of bullets struck the coping outside.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down.
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From this reading He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down.
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From this reading He hastened away up-stairs again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went out to the hall again, and looked up and down.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
which person or people
From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
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From this reading On the floor below he heard somebody say that the general was dead, and he hurried down among a knot of officers who were clustered at the windows, night-glasses levelled on the forest.
