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Chapter III
"It can give me up, too." "Oh, nonsense! I guess there's not much fear of that. Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York. I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.”
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From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
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From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It can give me up, too."
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From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
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From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
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From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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From this reading "It can give me up, too."
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From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
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From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It can give me up, too."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It can give me up, too."
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From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
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From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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From this reading "Oh, nonsense!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
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From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
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From this reading "Oh, nonsense!
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From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
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From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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From this reading I guess there's not much fear of that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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From this reading "It can give me up, too."
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From this reading "It can give me up, too."
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From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
at the time that
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
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From this reading I'll take the whole responsibility, Basil, and I'll risk all the consequences."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, I want you to telegraph Mr. Fulkerson, so that he'll find the despatch waiting for him when he gets to New York.
