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Chapter XI
MRS. MORTON. Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday! As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him. In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.”
toward the west
From this reading “As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.”
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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 As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
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From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
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From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
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From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
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From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
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From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
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From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
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From this reading MORTON.
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From this reading MRS.
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From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
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From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
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From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
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From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
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From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Five hundred pounds before Saturday, and this was Tuesday!
toward the west
From this reading As Cousin George was taken westward from Red Lion Square in a cab, three or four different lines of conduct suggested themselves to him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the first place, it would be a very good thing to murder Captain Stubber.
