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Chapter XIX
WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn. The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it. Five minutes later a bell boy returned with the message that the manager declined to see him. As Wayne had expected just that, he was not disappointed. Finding a vacant chair against a wall of the lobby, he went on watch.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Finding a vacant chair against a wall of the lobby, he went on watch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Five minutes later a bell boy returned with the message that the manager declined to see him.”
in the direction of
From this reading “The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.”
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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 WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Finding a vacant chair against a wall of the lobby, he went on watch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Wayne had expected just that, he was not disappointed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.
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From this reading Five minutes later a bell boy returned with the message that the manager declined to see him.
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From this reading Five minutes later a bell boy returned with the message that the manager declined to see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finding a vacant chair against a wall of the lobby, he went on watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.
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From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
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From this reading Five minutes later a bell boy returned with the message that the manager declined to see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.
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From this reading As Wayne had expected just that, he was not disappointed.
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From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
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From this reading As Wayne had expected just that, he was not disappointed.
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From this reading Finding a vacant chair against a wall of the lobby, he went on watch.
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From this reading Five minutes later a bell boy returned with the message that the manager declined to see him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As Wayne had expected just that, he was not disappointed.
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From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.
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From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.
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From this reading As Wayne had expected just that, he was not disappointed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Five minutes later a bell boy returned with the message that the manager declined to see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finding a vacant chair against a wall of the lobby, he went on watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Five minutes later a bell boy returned with the message that the manager declined to see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Five minutes later a bell boy returned with the message that the manager declined to see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Five minutes later a bell boy returned with the message that the manager declined to see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As Wayne had expected just that, he was not disappointed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Finding a vacant chair against a wall of the lobby, he went on watch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.
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From this reading The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Five minutes later a bell boy returned with the message that the manager declined to see him.
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From this reading Five minutes later a bell boy returned with the message that the manager declined to see him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
in the direction of
From this reading The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.
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From this reading Finding a vacant chair against a wall of the lobby, he went on watch.
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From this reading Finding a vacant chair against a wall of the lobby, he went on watch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As Wayne had expected just that, he was not disappointed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Finding a vacant chair against a wall of the lobby, he went on watch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WAYNE LENDS A HAND That evening Wayne went to the Congress House and inquired for Mr. Milburn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Five minutes later a bell boy returned with the message that the manager declined to see him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The clerk at the desk pushed a card toward him and he wrote his name on it.
