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Chapter XIV
By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned. T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train. “Have you found anything?” “I have a theory,” said Michael. “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.”
any thing at all
From this reading ““Have you found anything?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Have you found anything?””
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Have you found anything?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.””
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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 By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
any thing at all
From this reading “Have you found anything?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
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From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
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From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
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From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
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From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
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From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
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From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
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From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Have you found anything?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
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From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you found anything?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have a theory,” said Michael.
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From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
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From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have a theory,” said Michael.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
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From this reading “I have a theory,” said Michael.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading T.B. Smith picked him up at Maidmore going down by the ordinary train.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I’d like you to listen to what the station-master here has to say.”
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From this reading By six o’clock that evening Michael Pretherston was back again at his work, passing down from station to station on a pilot engine, questioning and cross-examining the officials concerned.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you found anything?”
