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Chapter X
PARKS IN DISGUISE. The two men left the house immediately. A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue. Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters. Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
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A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “PARKS IN DISGUISE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two men left the house immediately.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.”
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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 A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
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From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
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From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
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From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
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From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
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From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading PARKS IN DISGUISE.
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From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
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From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
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From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
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From this reading Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
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From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
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From this reading The two men left the house immediately.
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From this reading The two men left the house immediately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PARKS IN DISGUISE.
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From this reading Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two men left the house immediately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two men left the house immediately.
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From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
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From this reading Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
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From this reading PARKS IN DISGUISE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two men left the house immediately.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two men left the house immediately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A carriage was in waiting, and it conveyed them rapidly to the “fence” on Sixth Avenue.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instead, the two went into the room on the other side of the hall.
in or at the place that
From this reading Nick guided Parks through the dark halls, but he did not take him to the room where the crooks sat chafing in their fetters.
