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Chapter XVI
ON THE FIRE ESCAPE. An exclamation of annoyance broke from Nick Carter’s lips. “I didn’t give him credit for so much cunning,” he thought. “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion. It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I didn’t give him credit for so much cunning,” he thought.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An exclamation of annoyance broke from Nick Carter’s lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
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From this reading An exclamation of annoyance broke from Nick Carter’s lips.
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From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
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From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
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From this reading An exclamation of annoyance broke from Nick Carter’s lips.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
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From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
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From this reading An exclamation of annoyance broke from Nick Carter’s lips.
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From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
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From this reading “I didn’t give him credit for so much cunning,” he thought.
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From this reading “I didn’t give him credit for so much cunning,” he thought.
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From this reading “I didn’t give him credit for so much cunning,” he thought.
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From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
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From this reading ON THE FIRE ESCAPE.
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From this reading An exclamation of annoyance broke from Nick Carter’s lips.
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From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
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From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
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From this reading ON THE FIRE ESCAPE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I didn’t give him credit for so much cunning,” he thought.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An exclamation of annoyance broke from Nick Carter’s lips.
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From this reading “I didn’t give him credit for so much cunning,” he thought.
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From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
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From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I didn’t give him credit for so much cunning,” he thought.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I didn’t give him credit for so much cunning,” he thought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t give him credit for so much cunning,” he thought.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
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From this reading An exclamation of annoyance broke from Nick Carter’s lips.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
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From this reading “I didn’t give him credit for so much cunning,” he thought.
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From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
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From this reading An exclamation of annoyance broke from Nick Carter’s lips.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An exclamation of annoyance broke from Nick Carter’s lips.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE FIRE ESCAPE.
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From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
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From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
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From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
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From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
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From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I didn’t give him credit for so much cunning,” he thought.
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From this reading It can’t be possible that he suspects me, and I don’t know of any reason why Crawford should not know of his going out.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE FIRE ESCAPE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I didn’t give him credit for so much cunning,” he thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
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From this reading “But hanged if I see why he should have felt it necessary to skulk away in that fashion.
