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Chapter I
JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening. He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time. Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the street: “A thousand pardons, Mr. Baron. The gentleman—he would leave no name. He said you’d want to see him.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The gentleman—he would leave no name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The gentleman—he would leave no name.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The gentleman—he would leave no name.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the street: “A thousand pardons, Mr. Baron.”
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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 JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the street: “A thousand pardons, Mr. Baron.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
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From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
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From this reading Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the street: “A thousand pardons, Mr. Baron.
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From this reading Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the street: “A thousand pardons, Mr. Baron.
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From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
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From this reading Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the street: “A thousand pardons, Mr. Baron.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the street: “A thousand pardons, Mr. Baron.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gentleman—he would leave no name.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the street: “A thousand pardons, Mr. Baron.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the street: “A thousand pardons, Mr. Baron.
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From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
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From this reading The gentleman—he would leave no name.
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From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
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From this reading Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the street: “A thousand pardons, Mr. Baron.
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From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The gentleman—he would leave no name.
not any; not one
From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
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From this reading Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the street: “A thousand pardons, Mr. Baron.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
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From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
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From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
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From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
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From this reading He said you’d want to see him.
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From this reading He said you’d want to see him.
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From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
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From this reading Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the street: “A thousand pardons, Mr. Baron.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
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From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
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From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
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From this reading Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the street: “A thousand pardons, Mr. Baron.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
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From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
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From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
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From this reading He said you’d want to see him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time.
at the time that
From this reading JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The gentleman—he would leave no name.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the street: “A thousand pardons, Mr. Baron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said you’d want to see him.
