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Chapter VI
WHERE THE TRAIL LED. “Subdue your surprise. This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face. “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.” “Gee! that’s right, chief, for fair,” said Patsy.
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thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading “This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Gee! that’s right, chief, for fair,” said Patsy.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Gee! that’s right, chief, for fair,” said Patsy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.””
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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 “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
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From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
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From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
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From this reading “Gee! that’s right, chief, for fair,” said Patsy.
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
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From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gee! that’s right, chief, for fair,” said Patsy.
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From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
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From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Gee! that’s right, chief, for fair,” said Patsy.
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From this reading “Gee! that’s right, chief, for fair,” said Patsy.
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From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
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From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
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From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
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From this reading WHERE THE TRAIL LED.
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From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
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From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
not any; not one
From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
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From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
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From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
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From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gee! that’s right, chief, for fair,” said Patsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gee! that’s right, chief, for fair,” said Patsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Subdue your surprise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Subdue your surprise.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
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From this reading “Gee! that’s right, chief, for fair,” said Patsy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE THE TRAIL LED.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHERE THE TRAIL LED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is no more than I was expecting to find,” said Nick Carter, glancing at Oakley’s amazed face.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE THE TRAIL LED.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I have picked up a trail which I felt sure I must seek, sooner or later, and to find where it leads now is of paramount importance.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Subdue your surprise.
