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Chapter IX
MR FOWLER. ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause. ‘You are right. I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred. And now look here, my boy.
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later than; following
From this reading “‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now look here, my boy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now look here, my boy.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘You are right.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.”
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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 suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
later than; following
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
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From this reading And now look here, my boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
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From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
apart from; not including
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
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From this reading MR FOWLER.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now look here, my boy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And now look here, my boy.
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From this reading MR FOWLER.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now look here, my boy.
not any; not one
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
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From this reading And now look here, my boy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘You are right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I suppose you are a detective?’ continued Farrell, after a pause.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I am a private detective, but no one knows the secret but Captain Robarts and yourself, and I should not have confided it to you, except I feel that, for your own sake, you will keep it sacred.
