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Chapter XVII
PATSY’S POINTER. Nick returned to his assistants after his interview with Mr. Sanborn. He was thoughtful and perplexed. Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place. “In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.
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later than; following
From this reading “Nick returned to his assistants after his interview with Mr. Sanborn.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nick returned to his assistants after his interview with Mr. Sanborn.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.”
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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 Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
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From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
later than; following
From this reading Nick returned to his assistants after his interview with Mr. Sanborn.
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From this reading “In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was thoughtful and perplexed.
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From this reading Nick returned to his assistants after his interview with Mr. Sanborn.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
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From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
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From this reading “In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.
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From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
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From this reading “In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was thoughtful and perplexed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nick returned to his assistants after his interview with Mr. Sanborn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.
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From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.
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From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
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From this reading Nick returned to his assistants after his interview with Mr. Sanborn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.
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From this reading Nick returned to his assistants after his interview with Mr. Sanborn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.
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From this reading Nick returned to his assistants after his interview with Mr. Sanborn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
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From this reading PATSY’S POINTER.
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From this reading He was thoughtful and perplexed.
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From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
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From this reading PATSY’S POINTER.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nick returned to his assistants after his interview with Mr. Sanborn.
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From this reading “In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick returned to his assistants after his interview with Mr. Sanborn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “In all my experience,” said Nick, “I have never met with just such a case.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
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From this reading He was thoughtful and perplexed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nick returned to his assistants after his interview with Mr. Sanborn.
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From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was thoughtful and perplexed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nick returned to his assistants after his interview with Mr. Sanborn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Sanborn had been unable to contribute a single idea or additional bit of information that would help Nick to a starting place.
