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Chapter V
A LONG WALK The footsteps sounded overhead with a singular regularity. From the fireplace to the door, and back again from the door to the fireplace. At each turn there was a short pause, and each pause was of the same duration. The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other. There was something stealthy in the footsteps too.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “From the fireplace to the door, and back again from the door to the fireplace.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A LONG WALK The footsteps sounded overhead with a singular regularity.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At each turn there was a short pause, and each pause was of the same duration.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “At each turn there was a short pause, and each pause was of the same duration.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There was something stealthy in the footsteps too.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.”
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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 A LONG WALK The footsteps sounded overhead with a singular regularity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the fireplace to the door, and back again from the door to the fireplace.
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From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the fireplace to the door, and back again from the door to the fireplace.
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From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At each turn there was a short pause, and each pause was of the same duration.
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From this reading From the fireplace to the door, and back again from the door to the fireplace.
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From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
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From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
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From this reading From the fireplace to the door, and back again from the door to the fireplace.
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From this reading At each turn there was a short pause, and each pause was of the same duration.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading At each turn there was a short pause, and each pause was of the same duration.
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From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
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From this reading From the fireplace to the door, and back again from the door to the fireplace.
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From this reading A LONG WALK The footsteps sounded overhead with a singular regularity.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the fireplace to the door, and back again from the door to the fireplace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was something stealthy in the footsteps too.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
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From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LONG WALK The footsteps sounded overhead with a singular regularity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At each turn there was a short pause, and each pause was of the same duration.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LONG WALK The footsteps sounded overhead with a singular regularity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At each turn there was a short pause, and each pause was of the same duration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LONG WALK The footsteps sounded overhead with a singular regularity.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At each turn there was a short pause, and each pause was of the same duration.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading At each turn there was a short pause, and each pause was of the same duration.
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From this reading A LONG WALK The footsteps sounded overhead with a singular regularity.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something stealthy in the footsteps too.
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From this reading A LONG WALK The footsteps sounded overhead with a singular regularity.
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From this reading There was something stealthy in the footsteps too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LONG WALK The footsteps sounded overhead with a singular regularity.
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From this reading At each turn there was a short pause, and each pause was of the same duration.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the fireplace to the door, and back again from the door to the fireplace.
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From this reading There was something stealthy in the footsteps too.
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From this reading At each turn there was a short pause, and each pause was of the same duration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
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From this reading A LONG WALK The footsteps sounded overhead with a singular regularity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At each turn there was a short pause, and each pause was of the same duration.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The footsteps were very light; it was almost as though an animal, a caged animal, padded from the bars at one end to the bars at the other.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LONG WALK The footsteps sounded overhead with a singular regularity.
