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Chapter XXIX
AT CROSS PURPOSES. Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance. What was Nick Carter doing here? Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened? That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What was Nick Carter doing here?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
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From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
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From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
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From this reading What was Nick Carter doing here?
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From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
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From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES.
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From this reading What was Nick Carter doing here?
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From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
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From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
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From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
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From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What was Nick Carter doing here?
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From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
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From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
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From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
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From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
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From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
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From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
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From this reading What was Nick Carter doing here?
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From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
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From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
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From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
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From this reading AT CROSS PURPOSES.
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From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had he hidden the money somewhere, and hurried northward to join his assistant, as if nothing had happened?
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Staggered, his brain reeling under the shock, Lane Griswold was flung clean off his balance.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was Nick Carter doing here?
but in spite of that
From this reading That must be it, and yet it hardly seemed possible that he could have made the journey in that time.
