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Chapter I
| | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC. MADE IN U. S. A. I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction. But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
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any thing at all
From this reading “I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “| | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.”
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading “But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “| | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.”
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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 MADE IN U. S. A.
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From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
any thing at all
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
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From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
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From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
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From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
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From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
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From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
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From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
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From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
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From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
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From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
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From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
above and across; more than
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
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From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
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From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
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From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
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From this reading MADE IN U. S. A.
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From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But I just want a moment or so of your time, to explain something of the kind of story this is--a sort of bill of fare, as it were.
at the time that
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
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From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF "DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE," "DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT," "FROM OFFICE BOY TO REPORTER," "LARRY DEXTER AND THE STOLEN BOY," ETC.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am not going to detain you long over this, for, if you are anything like I was, when I was your age, you don't want a lengthy introduction.
