“He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
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“He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.” “I mean you,” said the colonel, with a short laugh. “I don’t want to get the fellow jailed; make yourself easy about that. But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him. I reckon you’re the most up-to-date devil of the present company.”
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A team; a group of people who work together professionally
From this reading “I reckon you’re the most up-to-date devil of the present company.””
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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 “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I don’t want to get the fellow jailed; make yourself easy about that.
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From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
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From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
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From this reading “I mean you,” said the colonel, with a short laugh.
A team; a group of people who work together professionally
From this reading I reckon you’re the most up-to-date devil of the present company.”
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From this reading I reckon you’re the most up-to-date devil of the present company.”
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From this reading “I don’t want to get the fellow jailed; make yourself easy about that.
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From this reading “I don’t want to get the fellow jailed; make yourself easy about that.
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From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
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From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
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From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
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From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
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From this reading “I don’t want to get the fellow jailed; make yourself easy about that.
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From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
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From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
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From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
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From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
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From this reading “I don’t want to get the fellow jailed; make yourself easy about that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
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From this reading “I mean you,” said the colonel, with a short laugh.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t want to get the fellow jailed; make yourself easy about that.
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From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
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From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
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From this reading I reckon you’re the most up-to-date devil of the present company.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
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From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
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From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
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From this reading I reckon you’re the most up-to-date devil of the present company.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
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From this reading I reckon you’re the most up-to-date devil of the present company.”
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From this reading “I mean you,” said the colonel, with a short laugh.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “I mean you,” said the colonel, with a short laugh.
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From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
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From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I don’t want to get the fellow jailed; make yourself easy about that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But I’d give a good many silver forks to know exactly how you fell into this affair, and how you got the stuff out of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t want to get the fellow jailed; make yourself easy about that.
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From this reading I reckon you’re the most up-to-date devil of the present company.”
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From this reading “I don’t want to get the fellow jailed; make yourself easy about that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I mean you,” said the colonel, with a short laugh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He was a clever fellow,” answered the other, “but I am not quite sure of what other you mean.”
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From this reading I reckon you’re the most up-to-date devil of the present company.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I don’t want to get the fellow jailed; make yourself easy about that.
What clue lets Father Brown detect the disguised thief?
How does Father Brown recover the silver?
What custom does Colonel Pound propose after the incident?
