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Chapter VII
A FOOT RACE. “There’s something mysterious going on.” Martin was the speaker, and Amos was listening, all attention. “Anything new?” “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
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any thing at all
From this reading ““Anything new?””
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ““Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A FOOT RACE.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.””
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading ““There’s something mysterious going on.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading ““There’s something mysterious going on.””
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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 FOOT RACE.
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From this reading Martin was the speaker, and Amos was listening, all attention.
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From this reading Martin was the speaker, and Amos was listening, all attention.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Martin was the speaker, and Amos was listening, all attention.
any thing at all
From this reading “Anything new?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
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From this reading Martin was the speaker, and Amos was listening, all attention.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
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From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FOOT RACE.
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From this reading “There’s something mysterious going on.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martin was the speaker, and Amos was listening, all attention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martin was the speaker, and Amos was listening, all attention.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “There’s something mysterious going on.”
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From this reading “Anything new?”
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From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “There’s something mysterious going on.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
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From this reading A FOOT RACE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
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From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There’s something mysterious going on.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Martin was the speaker, and Amos was listening, all attention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Martin was the speaker, and Amos was listening, all attention.
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From this reading “There’s something mysterious going on.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Martin was the speaker, and Amos was listening, all attention.
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From this reading “Why, there’s rumors around the stables of strange happenings last night, but no one seems to know anything definite.”
