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Chapter IX
CRAY GETS HIS ORDERS. “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor. “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest. I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge. He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.””
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.”
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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
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From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
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From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
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From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”
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From this reading CRAY GETS HIS ORDERS.
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From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”
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From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”
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From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”
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From this reading CRAY GETS HIS ORDERS.
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From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CRAY GETS HIS ORDERS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
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From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.
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From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”
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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.
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From this reading CRAY GETS HIS ORDERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
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From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
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From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
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From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Secrecy is the prime requisite in this case, and that precludes the possibility of arrest.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
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From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Unfortunately, that’s only too true,” admitted the millionaire newspaper proprietor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He’ll be dropped from my staff, of course, but, beyond that, we can do nothing.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want you to catch John Simpson, though, scare him as much as you can, and force him to disgorge.
