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Chapter XVII
ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him. Then his countenance expanded. “You have solved the problem, Hardy. You are sure you want to invest all that money?” “To help my father—I guess so!” replied our hero with energy.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have solved the problem, Hardy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““To help my father—I guess so!” replied our hero with energy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““To help my father—I guess so!” replied our hero with energy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You are sure you want to invest all that money?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.”
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From this reading You are sure you want to invest all that money?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are sure you want to invest all that money?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
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From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
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From this reading Then his countenance expanded.
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From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
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From this reading “To help my father—I guess so!” replied our hero with energy.
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From this reading Then his countenance expanded.
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From this reading “To help my father—I guess so!” replied our hero with energy.
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From this reading “To help my father—I guess so!” replied our hero with energy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
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From this reading “You have solved the problem, Hardy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have solved the problem, Hardy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To help my father—I guess so!” replied our hero with energy.
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From this reading “To help my father—I guess so!” replied our hero with energy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then his countenance expanded.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “To help my father—I guess so!” replied our hero with energy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
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From this reading You are sure you want to invest all that money?”
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From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
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From this reading You are sure you want to invest all that money?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “To help my father—I guess so!” replied our hero with energy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “To help my father—I guess so!” replied our hero with energy.
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From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
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From this reading “You have solved the problem, Hardy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To help my father—I guess so!” replied our hero with energy.
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From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
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From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “To help my father—I guess so!” replied our hero with energy.
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From this reading “You have solved the problem, Hardy.
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From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You are sure you want to invest all that money?”
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From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You are sure you want to invest all that money?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
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From this reading Then his countenance expanded.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON TIME The lawyer sat staring in surprise at the little roll of bills Ben had placed on the desk before him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are sure you want to invest all that money?”
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From this reading You are sure you want to invest all that money?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “To help my father—I guess so!” replied our hero with energy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have solved the problem, Hardy.
