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Chapter XXIV
Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street. The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor. Here he received a shock. The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation. There were half a dozen other callers, all, save one, women.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were half a dozen other callers, all, save one, women.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here he received a shock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There were half a dozen other callers, all, save one, women.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “There were half a dozen other callers, all, save one, women.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.”
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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 Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.
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From this reading There were half a dozen other callers, all, save one, women.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
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From this reading The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.
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From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
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From this reading There were half a dozen other callers, all, save one, women.
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From this reading Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.
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From this reading The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.
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From this reading There were half a dozen other callers, all, save one, women.
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From this reading The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.
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From this reading Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
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From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.
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From this reading The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were half a dozen other callers, all, save one, women.
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From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
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From this reading The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here he received a shock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here he received a shock.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.
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From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
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From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.
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From this reading Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were half a dozen other callers, all, save one, women.
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From this reading There were half a dozen other callers, all, save one, women.
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From this reading Here he received a shock.
except for; apart from
From this reading There were half a dozen other callers, all, save one, women.
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From this reading Here he received a shock.
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From this reading The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.
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From this reading Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.
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From this reading There were half a dozen other callers, all, save one, women.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tallente found a taxi on the stand and drove at once to Charles Street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The butler took his hat and stick and conducted him into the spacious drawing-room upon the first floor.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were half a dozen other callers, all, save one, women.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were half a dozen other callers, all, save one, women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The most natural thing in the world had happened, but an event which he had never even taken into his calculation.
