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Chapter X
A PARAGRAPH FOR THE PAPERS. “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi. “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up. And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft? What a blackguard!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.”
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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 A PARAGRAPH FOR THE PAPERS.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
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From this reading “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
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From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
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From this reading What a blackguard!
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From this reading “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.
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From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
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From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
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From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
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From this reading “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.
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From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A PARAGRAPH FOR THE PAPERS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
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From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
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From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
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From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
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From this reading “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.
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From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
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From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
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From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
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From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
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From this reading A PARAGRAPH FOR THE PAPERS.
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From this reading A PARAGRAPH FOR THE PAPERS.
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From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
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From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
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From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
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From this reading “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.
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From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
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From this reading “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.
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From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A PARAGRAPH FOR THE PAPERS.
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From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
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From this reading “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.
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From this reading “Fifty pounds easily earned,” Hopford murmured as he strolled along Maida Vale, looking about him for a taxi.
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From this reading And so he wants people to think Mrs. Hartsilver committed, or at any rate had a hand in, that theft?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.
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From this reading “I thought all along that fellow was hot stuff, in spite of the way the papers cocker him up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a blackguard!
