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Chapter III
“THAT FELLOW WHO LOOKS LIKE ME.” “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression. Nick Carter laughed aloud. “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim. Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.”
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From this reading Nick Carter laughed aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.
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From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
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From this reading Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
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From this reading Nick Carter laughed aloud.
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From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
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From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
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From this reading Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.
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From this reading Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.
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From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
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From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
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From this reading “THAT FELLOW WHO LOOKS LIKE ME.”
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From this reading Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
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From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
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From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
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From this reading Nick Carter laughed aloud.
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From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.
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From this reading “THAT FELLOW WHO LOOKS LIKE ME.”
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From this reading “THAT FELLOW WHO LOOKS LIKE ME.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “THAT FELLOW WHO LOOKS LIKE ME.”
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From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
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From this reading Nick Carter laughed aloud.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.
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From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “THAT FELLOW WHO LOOKS LIKE ME.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pirates do not leave clues behind them, like burglars, outlaws, footpads, and common thieves.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
which person or people
From this reading “THAT FELLOW WHO LOOKS LIKE ME.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would seem, Miss Harlan,” he replied, “that at the present moment, in order to do that, I would be obliged to swim.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you think you can catch him?” asked Bessie Harlan, leaning forward in her chair, with rapt interest depicted in her expression.
