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Chapter VIII
LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another. But the truth of this thing has got to come out. I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran. But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel. More, I don’t think it was Ned Knox.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the truth of this thing has got to come out.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But the truth of this thing has got to come out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But the truth of this thing has got to come out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “More, I don’t think it was Ned Knox.””
in the direction of
From this reading “I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.”
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From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
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From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
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From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
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From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
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From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
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From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
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From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
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From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
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From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading More, I don’t think it was Ned Knox.”
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From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More, I don’t think it was Ned Knox.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More, I don’t think it was Ned Knox.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More, I don’t think it was Ned Knox.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More, I don’t think it was Ned Knox.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
in the direction of
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the truth of this thing has got to come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I’ll say at the start I don’t believe the murderer was you, Valentine, or Angel.
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From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
which person or people
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m friendly enough with all you men, I’m chivalrous enough toward the women, but all the same, I’m going to dig into this matter, and I’m going to find out who killed Hugh Curran.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LITTLE ANNA’S WILES “IT’S all very well,” said Roly Mears, “for you people to stick by one another, and to shield one another.
