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Chapter IV
At this the stranger laughed softly. The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing. “It’s late,” he said. “Perhaps I’d better go with you to see that nothing happens.” “Thank you,” replied his companion, “but I’ll be safe....
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Perhaps I’d better go with you to see that nothing happens.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Perhaps I’d better go with you to see that nothing happens.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Thank you,” replied his companion, “but I’ll be safe....”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this the stranger laughed softly.
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From this reading The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Thank you,” replied his companion, “but I’ll be safe....
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From this reading The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.
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From this reading “Perhaps I’d better go with you to see that nothing happens.”
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From this reading The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Thank you,” replied his companion, “but I’ll be safe....
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From this reading The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.
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From this reading The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.
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From this reading “Thank you,” replied his companion, “but I’ll be safe....
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.
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From this reading “Perhaps I’d better go with you to see that nothing happens.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.
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From this reading “Perhaps I’d better go with you to see that nothing happens.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s late,” he said.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Thank you,” replied his companion, “but I’ll be safe....
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From this reading “Perhaps I’d better go with you to see that nothing happens.”
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From this reading “Thank you,” replied his companion, “but I’ll be safe....
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From this reading “It’s late,” he said.
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From this reading “It’s late,” he said.
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From this reading At this the stranger laughed softly.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Perhaps I’d better go with you to see that nothing happens.”
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From this reading “Perhaps I’d better go with you to see that nothing happens.”
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From this reading The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thank you,” replied his companion, “but I’ll be safe....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thank you,” replied his companion, “but I’ll be safe....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s late,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps I’d better go with you to see that nothing happens.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this the stranger laughed softly.
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From this reading At this the stranger laughed softly.
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From this reading “Thank you,” replied his companion, “but I’ll be safe....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Perhaps I’d better go with you to see that nothing happens.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this the stranger laughed softly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this the stranger laughed softly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.
which person or people
From this reading The cabby took the bags from Clarence, who had bestirred himself briskly to do the proper thing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Perhaps I’d better go with you to see that nothing happens.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Perhaps I’d better go with you to see that nothing happens.”
