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Chapter IX
Blythe did not reply at once. “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?” “Undoubtedly, he would,” agreed Goodwin calmly, as he rose leisurely to his feet. “I’ll be running over to the house now, old man. Mrs. Goodwin is alone.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Goodwin is alone.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading ““Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Blythe did not reply at once.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““I’ll be running over to the house now, old man.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I’ll be running over to the house now, old man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?””
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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 “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
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From this reading “Undoubtedly, he would,” agreed Goodwin calmly, as he rose leisurely to his feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Goodwin is alone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Undoubtedly, he would,” agreed Goodwin calmly, as he rose leisurely to his feet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Blythe did not reply at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I’ll be running over to the house now, old man.
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From this reading Blythe did not reply at once.
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From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
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From this reading “Undoubtedly, he would,” agreed Goodwin calmly, as he rose leisurely to his feet.
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From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Blythe did not reply at once.
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From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
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From this reading “Undoubtedly, he would,” agreed Goodwin calmly, as he rose leisurely to his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
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From this reading “Undoubtedly, he would,” agreed Goodwin calmly, as he rose leisurely to his feet.
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From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Undoubtedly, he would,” agreed Goodwin calmly, as he rose leisurely to his feet.
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From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
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From this reading “I’ll be running over to the house now, old man.
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From this reading “I’ll be running over to the house now, old man.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Goodwin is alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
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From this reading “Undoubtedly, he would,” agreed Goodwin calmly, as he rose leisurely to his feet.
a period of time or extent
From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
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From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
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From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
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From this reading Mrs. Goodwin is alone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Blythe did not reply at once.
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From this reading “I’ll be running over to the house now, old man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
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From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
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From this reading Blythe did not reply at once.
above and across; more than
From this reading “I’ll be running over to the house now, old man.
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From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Blythe did not reply at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Undoubtedly, he would,” agreed Goodwin calmly, as he rose leisurely to his feet.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I’ll be running over to the house now, old man.
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From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Undoubtedly, he would,” agreed Goodwin calmly, as he rose leisurely to his feet.
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From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Undoubtedly, he would,” agreed Goodwin calmly, as he rose leisurely to his feet.
which person or people
From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Old Losada would make it a hot country,” he remarked at length, “for the man who swiped that gripsack of treasury boodle, don’t you think?”
