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Chapter XI
"Yeah," Rod told him, "but somewhere along the line you goofed." "That I did, Roddy my boy. I dropped the jolly old brick. I got bored playing diplomat and started wandering around. Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “"Yeah," Rod told him, "but somewhere along the line you goofed."”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I got bored playing diplomat and started wandering around.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yeah," Rod told him, "but somewhere along the line you goofed."”
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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 Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Yeah," Rod told him, "but somewhere along the line you goofed."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I got bored playing diplomat and started wandering around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I got bored playing diplomat and started wandering around.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
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From this reading I got bored playing diplomat and started wandering around.
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From this reading "That I did, Roddy my boy.
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From this reading I dropped the jolly old brick.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yeah," Rod told him, "but somewhere along the line you goofed."
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From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
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From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "That I did, Roddy my boy.
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From this reading I got bored playing diplomat and started wandering around.
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From this reading I dropped the jolly old brick.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yeah," Rod told him, "but somewhere along the line you goofed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got bored playing diplomat and started wandering around.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yeah," Rod told him, "but somewhere along the line you goofed."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That I did, Roddy my boy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I dropped the jolly old brick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yeah," Rod told him, "but somewhere along the line you goofed."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "That I did, Roddy my boy.
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From this reading I dropped the jolly old brick.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
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From this reading I got bored playing diplomat and started wandering around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yeah," Rod told him, "but somewhere along the line you goofed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That I did, Roddy my boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yeah," Rod told him, "but somewhere along the line you goofed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got bored playing diplomat and started wandering around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That I did, Roddy my boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yeah," Rod told him, "but somewhere along the line you goofed."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yeah," Rod told him, "but somewhere along the line you goofed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got bored playing diplomat and started wandering around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
at the time that
From this reading Just strolling, and having a look into this corner and that, you know, when it began to dawn on me that everything wasn't strictly kosher."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yeah," Rod told him, "but somewhere along the line you goofed."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yeah," Rod told him, "but somewhere along the line you goofed."
