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Chapter IX
I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room. He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes. "Somebody's pinched Lady Glanedale's jewels. Just had a telephone message. What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.”
any thing at all
From this reading “What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Somebody's pinched Lady Glanedale's jewels.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.”
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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 He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
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From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
any thing at all
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
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From this reading He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
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From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
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From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
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From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
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From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
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From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
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From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
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From this reading He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
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From this reading He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
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From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
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From this reading "Somebody's pinched Lady Glanedale's jewels.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just had a telephone message.
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From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
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From this reading He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
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From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
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From this reading "Somebody's pinched Lady Glanedale's jewels.
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From this reading Just had a telephone message.
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From this reading He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
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From this reading "Somebody's pinched Lady Glanedale's jewels.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Just had a telephone message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
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From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Somebody's pinched Lady Glanedale's jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
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From this reading He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
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From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
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From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Somebody's pinched Lady Glanedale's jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He looked across at her quickly, a keen flash of interest in his somnolent brown eyes.
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From this reading Just had a telephone message.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
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From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
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From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
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From this reading I "More trouble, Tommy," remarked Gladys Norman one morning as James Thompson entered her room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What a happy place the world would be without drink and crime----" "And women," added Thompson, alert of eye, and prepared to dodge anything that was coming.
