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Chapter VIII
UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up. "Not going up to La Turbie, by any chance?" he enquired. Hunterleys nodded. "I'm going up to the dinner," he replied. "The hotel motor is starting from here in a few minutes."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The hotel motor is starting from here in a few minutes."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hunterleys nodded.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'm going up to the dinner," he replied.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.”
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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 "The hotel motor is starting from here in a few minutes."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
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From this reading "Not going up to La Turbie, by any chance?" he enquired.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Not going up to La Turbie, by any chance?" he enquired.
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From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
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From this reading "Not going up to La Turbie, by any chance?" he enquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm going up to the dinner," he replied.
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From this reading "Not going up to La Turbie, by any chance?" he enquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The hotel motor is starting from here in a few minutes."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The hotel motor is starting from here in a few minutes."
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From this reading "Not going up to La Turbie, by any chance?" he enquired.
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From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not going up to La Turbie, by any chance?" he enquired.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The hotel motor is starting from here in a few minutes."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
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From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
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From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
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From this reading "I'm going up to the dinner," he replied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The hotel motor is starting from here in a few minutes."
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From this reading "Not going up to La Turbie, by any chance?" he enquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The hotel motor is starting from here in a few minutes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The hotel motor is starting from here in a few minutes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hunterleys nodded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not going up to La Turbie, by any chance?" he enquired.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm going up to the dinner," he replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The hotel motor is starting from here in a few minutes."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Not going up to La Turbie, by any chance?" he enquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not going up to La Turbie, by any chance?" he enquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UP THE MOUNTAIN Richard, passing the Hotel de Paris that evening in his wicked-looking grey racing car, saw Hunterleys standing on the steps and pulled up.
