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Chapter XXI
Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince. “Doctor,” he said, “I am able to tell you that I know. I have heard it from one of the men who got the money.” “Who is he?” asked the doctor. “I could not tell you that,” said the boy--“it would not be fair.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Who is he?” asked the doctor.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““I could not tell you that,” said the boy--“it would not be fair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Doctor,” he said, “I am able to tell you that I know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I could not tell you that,” said the boy--“it would not be fair.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have heard it from one of the men who got the money.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Doctor,” he said, “I am able to tell you that I know.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I have heard it from one of the men who got the money.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Doctor,” he said, “I am able to tell you that I know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““I could not tell you that,” said the boy--“it would not be fair.”
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From this reading “Doctor,” he said, “I am able to tell you that I know.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Doctor,” he said, “I am able to tell you that I know.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Who is he?” asked the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I could not tell you that,” said the boy--“it would not be fair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I could not tell you that,” said the boy--“it would not be fair.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could not tell you that,” said the boy--“it would not be fair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doctor,” he said, “I am able to tell you that I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I could not tell you that,” said the boy--“it would not be fair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have heard it from one of the men who got the money.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have heard it from one of the men who got the money.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have heard it from one of the men who got the money.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have heard it from one of the men who got the money.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Doctor,” he said, “I am able to tell you that I know.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Who is he?” asked the doctor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have heard it from one of the men who got the money.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doctor,” he said, “I am able to tell you that I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have heard it from one of the men who got the money.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have heard it from one of the men who got the money.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I could not tell you that,” said the boy--“it would not be fair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have heard it from one of the men who got the money.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have heard it from one of the men who got the money.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Doctor,” he said, “I am able to tell you that I know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Doctor,” he said, “I am able to tell you that I know.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Doctor,” he said, “I am able to tell you that I know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have heard it from one of the men who got the money.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Samuel now had his evidence; and he went straight back to Dr. Vince.
which person or people
From this reading I have heard it from one of the men who got the money.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I could not tell you that,” said the boy--“it would not be fair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Doctor,” he said, “I am able to tell you that I know.
