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Chapter VIII
"Where's my Boy in Breeches?" Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady. He came to the door that gave entrance to her long wing. It was a door without a knob, a huge panel of wood in a wood-paneled wall. But Dick shared the secret of the hidden spring with his wife, pressed the spring, and the door swung wide.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He came to the door that gave entrance to her long wing.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “But Dick shared the secret of the hidden spring with his wife, pressed the spring, and the door swung wide.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “It was a door without a knob, a huge panel of wood in a wood-paneled wall.”
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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 It was a door without a knob, a huge panel of wood in a wood-paneled wall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Dick shared the secret of the hidden spring with his wife, pressed the spring, and the door swung wide.
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From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
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From this reading "Where's my Boy in Breeches?"
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From this reading "Where's my Boy in Breeches?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Dick shared the secret of the hidden spring with his wife, pressed the spring, and the door swung wide.
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From this reading He came to the door that gave entrance to her long wing.
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From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He came to the door that gave entrance to her long wing.
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From this reading He came to the door that gave entrance to her long wing.
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From this reading He came to the door that gave entrance to her long wing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came to the door that gave entrance to her long wing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He came to the door that gave entrance to her long wing.
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From this reading But Dick shared the secret of the hidden spring with his wife, pressed the spring, and the door swung wide.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Dick shared the secret of the hidden spring with his wife, pressed the spring, and the door swung wide.
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From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
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From this reading It was a door without a knob, a huge panel of wood in a wood-paneled wall.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Where's my Boy in Breeches?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a door without a knob, a huge panel of wood in a wood-paneled wall.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a door without a knob, a huge panel of wood in a wood-paneled wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He came to the door that gave entrance to her long wing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Where's my Boy in Breeches?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a door without a knob, a huge panel of wood in a wood-paneled wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Dick shared the secret of the hidden spring with his wife, pressed the spring, and the door swung wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading But Dick shared the secret of the hidden spring with his wife, pressed the spring, and the door swung wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Dick shared the secret of the hidden spring with his wife, pressed the spring, and the door swung wide.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Dick shared the secret of the hidden spring with his wife, pressed the spring, and the door swung wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
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From this reading But Dick shared the secret of the hidden spring with his wife, pressed the spring, and the door swung wide.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He came to the door that gave entrance to her long wing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came to the door that gave entrance to her long wing.
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From this reading It was a door without a knob, a huge panel of wood in a wood-paneled wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a door without a knob, a huge panel of wood in a wood-paneled wall.
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From this reading "Where's my Boy in Breeches?"
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From this reading But Dick shared the secret of the hidden spring with his wife, pressed the spring, and the door swung wide.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Dick shared the secret of the hidden spring with his wife, pressed the spring, and the door swung wide.
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From this reading He came to the door that gave entrance to her long wing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dick shouted, stamping with jingling spurs through the Big House in quest of its Little Lady.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was a door without a knob, a huge panel of wood in a wood-paneled wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a door without a knob, a huge panel of wood in a wood-paneled wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a door without a knob, a huge panel of wood in a wood-paneled wall.
