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Chapter I
“Well, that’s the situation.” Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk. “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father. Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.” Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.”
later than; following
From this reading “Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, that’s the situation.””
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.””
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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 Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
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From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
later than; following
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
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From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
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From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
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From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
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From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
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From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
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From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
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From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
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From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
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From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
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From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
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From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
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From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
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From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
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From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
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From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
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From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
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From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, that’s the situation.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Norman Storm struck the desk impatiently, and his lean, aristocratic face darkened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
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From this reading “Well, that’s the situation.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, that’s the situation.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
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From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, that’s the situation.”
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From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
in or at the place that
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wendle Foulkes’ keen old eyes narrowed as they gazed into the turbulent ones of his client across the wide desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “This last batch of securities is absolutely all that you have left of your inheritance from your father.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Leave them alone where they are and you are sure of three thousand a year for yourself and for Leila after you.”
