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Chapter XII
“I fear that you’ll have a long wait,” Holmes whispered. “We may thank our stars that it is not raining. I don’t think we can even venture to smoke to pass the time. However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.” It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t think we can even venture to smoke to pass the time.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I fear that you’ll have a long wait,” Holmes whispered.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I fear that you’ll have a long wait,” Holmes whispered.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““We may thank our stars that it is not raining.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t think we can even venture to smoke to pass the time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t think we can even venture to smoke to pass the time.”
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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 “I fear that you’ll have a long wait,” Holmes whispered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I don’t think we can even venture to smoke to pass the time.
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From this reading However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.”
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From this reading I don’t think we can even venture to smoke to pass the time.
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From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t think we can even venture to smoke to pass the time.
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From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
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From this reading “I fear that you’ll have a long wait,” Holmes whispered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.”
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From this reading However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I fear that you’ll have a long wait,” Holmes whispered.
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From this reading “I fear that you’ll have a long wait,” Holmes whispered.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I fear that you’ll have a long wait,” Holmes whispered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We may thank our stars that it is not raining.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We may thank our stars that it is not raining.
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From this reading However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I fear that you’ll have a long wait,” Holmes whispered.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “We may thank our stars that it is not raining.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We may thank our stars that it is not raining.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We may thank our stars that it is not raining.
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From this reading I don’t think we can even venture to smoke to pass the time.
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From this reading However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We may thank our stars that it is not raining.
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From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
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From this reading I don’t think we can even venture to smoke to pass the time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.”
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From this reading “We may thank our stars that it is not raining.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
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From this reading “We may thank our stars that it is not raining.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I fear that you’ll have a long wait,” Holmes whispered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don’t think we can even venture to smoke to pass the time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t think we can even venture to smoke to pass the time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t think we can even venture to smoke to pass the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t think we can even venture to smoke to pass the time.
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From this reading However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.”
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From this reading However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However, it’s a two to one chance that we get something to pay us for our trouble.”
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From this reading I don’t think we can even venture to smoke to pass the time.
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From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I fear that you’ll have a long wait,” Holmes whispered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It proved, however, that our vigil was not to be so long as Holmes had led us to fear, and it ended in a very sudden and singular fashion.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We may thank our stars that it is not raining.
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From this reading “I fear that you’ll have a long wait,” Holmes whispered.
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From this reading “I fear that you’ll have a long wait,” Holmes whispered.
