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Chapter III
A LARGE BET. The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor. As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left. “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said. “We won’t be in it,” was the reply.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.”
in the direction of
From this reading “As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.”
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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 LARGE BET.
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From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
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From this reading A LARGE BET.
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From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
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From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
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From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
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From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
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From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We won’t be in it,” was the reply.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We won’t be in it,” was the reply.
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From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
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From this reading A LARGE BET.
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From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
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From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
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From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
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From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We won’t be in it,” was the reply.
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From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
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From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
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From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
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From this reading “There’ll be a big racket down there,” he said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
in the direction of
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
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From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
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From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The detective and Amos passed out of the stall and out of the place, leaving the two ruffians lying unconscious upon the floor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We won’t be in it,” was the reply.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We won’t be in it,” was the reply.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As they reached the street Amos pointed with his finger toward the place they had just left.
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From this reading “We won’t be in it,” was the reply.
