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Chapter XI
BREAKING THE NEWS. Patsy had arrived right in the nick of time. He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.” Ramsay was not there, and neither was Gillman, nor Starlick--the man in the brown derby hat. Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.””
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Ramsay was not there, and neither was Gillman, nor Starlick--the man in the brown derby hat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Patsy had arrived right in the nick of time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Patsy had arrived right in the nick of time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.””
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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 He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
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From this reading Patsy had arrived right in the nick of time.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
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From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS.
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From this reading Ramsay was not there, and neither was Gillman, nor Starlick--the man in the brown derby hat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
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From this reading Ramsay was not there, and neither was Gillman, nor Starlick--the man in the brown derby hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
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From this reading Ramsay was not there, and neither was Gillman, nor Starlick--the man in the brown derby hat.
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From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Patsy had arrived right in the nick of time.
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From this reading Ramsay was not there, and neither was Gillman, nor Starlick--the man in the brown derby hat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Patsy had arrived right in the nick of time.
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From this reading Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ramsay was not there, and neither was Gillman, nor Starlick--the man in the brown derby hat.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Ramsay was not there, and neither was Gillman, nor Starlick--the man in the brown derby hat.
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From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS.
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From this reading Patsy had arrived right in the nick of time.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Ramsay was not there, and neither was Gillman, nor Starlick--the man in the brown derby hat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
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From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Patsy had arrived right in the nick of time.
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From this reading Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Patsy had arrived right in the nick of time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ramsay was not there, and neither was Gillman, nor Starlick--the man in the brown derby hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Patsy had arrived right in the nick of time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ramsay was not there, and neither was Gillman, nor Starlick--the man in the brown derby hat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BREAKING THE NEWS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Patsy had arrived right in the nick of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Patsy, of course, knew only Ramsay by sight, but he felt sure that he could recognize the others by their voices.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ramsay was not there, and neither was Gillman, nor Starlick--the man in the brown derby hat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not tried to get to the saloon before ten o’clock, and he showed up there in the guise of a Swede sailor, “three sheets in the wind.”
