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Chapter XIII
AUNT AND “NEPHEW”! There was not very much to discuss when Lane did get to Deanery Street. Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting. Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people. One novel feature on this occasion was the total absence of finger-prints.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One novel feature on this occasion was the total absence of finger-prints.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.”
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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 Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
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From this reading One novel feature on this occasion was the total absence of finger-prints.
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From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
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From this reading Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUNT AND “NEPHEW”!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting.
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From this reading AUNT AND “NEPHEW”!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
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From this reading Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting.
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From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
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From this reading There was not very much to discuss when Lane did get to Deanery Street.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was not very much to discuss when Lane did get to Deanery Street.
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From this reading There was not very much to discuss when Lane did get to Deanery Street.
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From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
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From this reading One novel feature on this occasion was the total absence of finger-prints.
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From this reading One novel feature on this occasion was the total absence of finger-prints.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting.
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From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
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From this reading There was not very much to discuss when Lane did get to Deanery Street.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting.
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From this reading Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
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From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
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From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting.
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From this reading There was not very much to discuss when Lane did get to Deanery Street.
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From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
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From this reading There was not very much to discuss when Lane did get to Deanery Street.
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From this reading AUNT AND “NEPHEW”!
not any; not one
From this reading Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not very much to discuss when Lane did get to Deanery Street.
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From this reading One novel feature on this occasion was the total absence of finger-prints.
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From this reading One novel feature on this occasion was the total absence of finger-prints.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One novel feature on this occasion was the total absence of finger-prints.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One novel feature on this occasion was the total absence of finger-prints.
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From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
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From this reading There was not very much to discuss when Lane did get to Deanery Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One novel feature on this occasion was the total absence of finger-prints.
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From this reading There was not very much to discuss when Lane did get to Deanery Street.
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From this reading Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was not very much to discuss when Lane did get to Deanery Street.
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From this reading One novel feature on this occasion was the total absence of finger-prints.
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From this reading There was not very much to discuss when Lane did get to Deanery Street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not very much to discuss when Lane did get to Deanery Street.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
at the time that
From this reading There was not very much to discuss when Lane did get to Deanery Street.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Certain inexplicable things had happened for which, at present, there seemed no accounting.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Somebody seemed to be doing what he liked with this wonderful safe, abstracting and replacing property when he chose, without hindrance, in a house full of people.
