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Chapter XXII
When they entered Dr. Morrison's house the doctor entered with them. He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement. A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors. "Well, John, what is the matter?" "Murder.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they entered Dr. Morrison's house the doctor entered with them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, John, what is the matter?"”
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading “A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, John, what is the matter?"”
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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 He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement.
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From this reading A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.
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From this reading A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they entered Dr. Morrison's house the doctor entered with them.
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From this reading When they entered Dr. Morrison's house the doctor entered with them.
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From this reading When they entered Dr. Morrison's house the doctor entered with them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement.
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From this reading He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement.
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From this reading He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement.
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From this reading A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement.
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From this reading When they entered Dr. Morrison's house the doctor entered with them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, John, what is the matter?"
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From this reading "Well, John, what is the matter?"
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From this reading "Well, John, what is the matter?"
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From this reading When they entered Dr. Morrison's house the doctor entered with them.
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From this reading "Murder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement.
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.
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From this reading A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.
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From this reading A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.
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From this reading He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they entered Dr. Morrison's house the doctor entered with them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When they entered Dr. Morrison's house the doctor entered with them.
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From this reading A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they entered Dr. Morrison's house the doctor entered with them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.
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From this reading A stranger was with him, and this stranger he hastily took into a room behind the parlor, and then he came back to his visitors.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement.
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From this reading "Well, John, what is the matter?"
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From this reading He was wet through, and his swarthy face was in a glow of excitement.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, John, what is the matter?"
at the time that
From this reading When they entered Dr. Morrison's house the doctor entered with them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When they entered Dr. Morrison's house the doctor entered with them.
