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Chapter XV
THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray. Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him. Roly Mears approached the detective a little diffidently. “Mr. Stone,” he said, “would you mind if I went with you to the doctor’s?” “Not at all, Mr. Mears, come along.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ““Not at all, Mr. Mears, come along.””
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Not at all, Mr. Mears, come along.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Roly Mears approached the detective a little diffidently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mr. Stone,” he said, “would you mind if I went with you to the doctor’s?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Mr. Stone,” he said, “would you mind if I went with you to the doctor’s?””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““Mr. Stone,” he said, “would you mind if I went with you to the doctor’s?””
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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 Roly Mears approached the detective a little diffidently.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
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From this reading “Not at all, Mr. Mears, come along.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Not at all, Mr. Mears, come along.”
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From this reading Roly Mears approached the detective a little diffidently.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Not at all, Mr. Mears, come along.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.
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From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not at all, Mr. Mears, come along.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roly Mears approached the detective a little diffidently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roly Mears approached the detective a little diffidently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Stone,” he said, “would you mind if I went with you to the doctor’s?”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.
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From this reading Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.
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From this reading Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.
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From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
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From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mr. Stone,” he said, “would you mind if I went with you to the doctor’s?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mr. Stone,” he said, “would you mind if I went with you to the doctor’s?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Mr. Stone,” he said, “would you mind if I went with you to the doctor’s?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roly Mears approached the detective a little diffidently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roly Mears approached the detective a little diffidently.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Stone,” he said, “would you mind if I went with you to the doctor’s?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Stone,” he said, “would you mind if I went with you to the doctor’s?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not at all, Mr. Mears, come along.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roly Mears approached the detective a little diffidently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Stone,” he said, “would you mind if I went with you to the doctor’s?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Stone,” he said, “would you mind if I went with you to the doctor’s?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE NEEDLE AGAIN FLEMING STONE stood on the veranda waiting for the car which was to take him to see Doctor Gilvray.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Fibsy stood beside him, quiet of manner but with his quick-darting eyes taking in everything about him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mr. Stone,” he said, “would you mind if I went with you to the doctor’s?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mr. Stone,” he said, “would you mind if I went with you to the doctor’s?”
