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Chapter V
ANOTHER MURDEROUS ATTACK. “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.” “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing. “Jimmy and I have been chums for years. We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ANOTHER MURDEROUS ATTACK.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Jimmy and I have been chums for years.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading ““I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.””
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ““I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.””
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From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
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From this reading We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER MURDEROUS ATTACK.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
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From this reading ANOTHER MURDEROUS ATTACK.
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From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
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From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Jimmy and I have been chums for years.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
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From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
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From this reading “Jimmy and I have been chums for years.
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From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
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From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
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From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
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From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
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From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
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From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
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From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
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From this reading We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Jimmy and I have been chums for years.
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From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
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From this reading “Jimmy and I have been chums for years.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
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From this reading ANOTHER MURDEROUS ATTACK.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.
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From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
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From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
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From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
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From this reading We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
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From this reading We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “I must admit that I have noticed it,” Nick returned, “and it struck me as being rather curious, under the circumstances.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
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From this reading We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.
in or at the place that
From this reading “It beats me,” Crawford declared, glancing down at the bar, where the broad-shouldered figure of his old comrade was standing.
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From this reading We’ve worked together and starved together, and five years ago he saved my life at the risk of his own.
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From this reading “Jimmy and I have been chums for years.
