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Chapter XXXVII
THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?” It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward. Brant shrugged. “That says itself, doesn’t it? I am not wholly shameless.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?””
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““That says itself, doesn’t it?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?””
above and across; more than
From this reading “It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.”
showing no sense of shame
From this reading “I am not wholly shameless.”
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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 It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
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From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not wholly shameless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That says itself, doesn’t it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not wholly shameless.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “That says itself, doesn’t it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not wholly shameless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That says itself, doesn’t it?
showing no sense of shame
From this reading I am not wholly shameless.
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From this reading Brant shrugged.
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From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That says itself, doesn’t it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the day of deliverance, and Hobart, claiming the elder right, had met Brant at the opening of the prison doors, whisking him off straightway to Elitch’s and to a private box therein, where they could have a quiet talk over their luncheon and a quiet smoke afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not wholly shameless.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LAW OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS “SO you have quite made up your mind to leave Denver, have you?”
