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Chapter XIII
Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot. They had not met in weeks, and they shook hands affectionately. “What are you doing these days, Mike?” inquired Annan. “Hunting geniuses as a dog hunts fleas. What’s your latest effort, Barry?”
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “They had not met in weeks, and they shook hands affectionately.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““What are you doing these days, Mike?” inquired Annan.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““What are you doing these days, Mike?” inquired Annan.”
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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 “Hunting geniuses as a dog hunts fleas.
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From this reading They had not met in weeks, and they shook hands affectionately.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had not met in weeks, and they shook hands affectionately.
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From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you doing these days, Mike?” inquired Annan.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Hunting geniuses as a dog hunts fleas.
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From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
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From this reading What’s your latest effort, Barry?”
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From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
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From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
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From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
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From this reading “What are you doing these days, Mike?” inquired Annan.
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From this reading “Hunting geniuses as a dog hunts fleas.
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From this reading “What are you doing these days, Mike?” inquired Annan.
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From this reading What’s your latest effort, Barry?”
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From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
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From this reading “Hunting geniuses as a dog hunts fleas.
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From this reading “Hunting geniuses as a dog hunts fleas.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had not met in weeks, and they shook hands affectionately.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They had not met in weeks, and they shook hands affectionately.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
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From this reading “Hunting geniuses as a dog hunts fleas.
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From this reading “Hunting geniuses as a dog hunts fleas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had not met in weeks, and they shook hands affectionately.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What are you doing these days, Mike?” inquired Annan.
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From this reading What’s your latest effort, Barry?”
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From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
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From this reading They had not met in weeks, and they shook hands affectionately.
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From this reading “What are you doing these days, Mike?” inquired Annan.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not met in weeks, and they shook hands affectionately.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
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From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
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From this reading They had not met in weeks, and they shook hands affectionately.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “What are you doing these days, Mike?” inquired Annan.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had not met in weeks, and they shook hands affectionately.
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From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
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From this reading They had not met in weeks, and they shook hands affectionately.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What are you doing these days, Mike?” inquired Annan.
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From this reading What’s your latest effort, Barry?”
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From this reading Annan, leaving the Province Club--one of the remaining threads attaching him to the conventional world--espied Coltfoot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you doing these days, Mike?” inquired Annan.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What’s your latest effort, Barry?”
