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Chapter III
I stiffened and rose to my feet. From where we sat we could survey the whole, rich room. Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_. He was in full evening dress with a camellia in his button-hole. He stepped back lightly with cat-like steps, his arms a little curved, his fingers all extended.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “From where we sat we could survey the whole, rich room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stepped back lightly with cat-like steps, his arms a little curved, his fingers all extended.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.”
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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 Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
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From this reading He stepped back lightly with cat-like steps, his arms a little curved, his fingers all extended.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I stiffened and rose to my feet.
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From this reading He stepped back lightly with cat-like steps, his arms a little curved, his fingers all extended.
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From this reading He stepped back lightly with cat-like steps, his arms a little curved, his fingers all extended.
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From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
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From this reading He was in full evening dress with a camellia in his button-hole.
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From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
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From this reading He was in full evening dress with a camellia in his button-hole.
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From this reading He stepped back lightly with cat-like steps, his arms a little curved, his fingers all extended.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From where we sat we could survey the whole, rich room.
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From this reading He stepped back lightly with cat-like steps, his arms a little curved, his fingers all extended.
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From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
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From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
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From this reading He was in full evening dress with a camellia in his button-hole.
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From this reading He was in full evening dress with a camellia in his button-hole.
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From this reading He stepped back lightly with cat-like steps, his arms a little curved, his fingers all extended.
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From this reading I stiffened and rose to my feet.
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From this reading He stepped back lightly with cat-like steps, his arms a little curved, his fingers all extended.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From where we sat we could survey the whole, rich room.
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From this reading He was in full evening dress with a camellia in his button-hole.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in full evening dress with a camellia in his button-hole.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was in full evening dress with a camellia in his button-hole.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stiffened and rose to my feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
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From this reading He stepped back lightly with cat-like steps, his arms a little curved, his fingers all extended.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stepped back lightly with cat-like steps, his arms a little curved, his fingers all extended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I stiffened and rose to my feet.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
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From this reading From where we sat we could survey the whole, rich room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From where we sat we could survey the whole, rich room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stiffened and rose to my feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From where we sat we could survey the whole, rich room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
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From this reading He stepped back lightly with cat-like steps, his arms a little curved, his fingers all extended.
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From this reading He stepped back lightly with cat-like steps, his arms a little curved, his fingers all extended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I stiffened and rose to my feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From where we sat we could survey the whole, rich room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From where we sat we could survey the whole, rich room.
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From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I stiffened and rose to my feet.
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From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was in full evening dress with a camellia in his button-hole.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading From where we sat we could survey the whole, rich room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Through the open door--I must say there were several doors in the room--came a tall man, _walking backwards_.
in or at the place that
From this reading From where we sat we could survey the whole, rich room.
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From this reading From where we sat we could survey the whole, rich room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was in full evening dress with a camellia in his button-hole.
