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Chapter XIII
Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know. The lower classes are like that. Let's get off this road." She said: "You're in a mighty hurry to get behind the hedge. Are the police after us or aren't they?
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later than; following
From this reading “Are the police after us or aren't they?”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “She said: "You're in a mighty hurry to get behind the hedge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.”
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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 She said: "You're in a mighty hurry to get behind the hedge.
later than; following
From this reading Are the police after us or aren't they?
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From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lower classes are like that.
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From this reading Are the police after us or aren't they?
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She said: "You're in a mighty hurry to get behind the hedge.
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From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lower classes are like that.
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From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
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From this reading Let's get off this road."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
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From this reading She said: "You're in a mighty hurry to get behind the hedge.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
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From this reading She said: "You're in a mighty hurry to get behind the hedge.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
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From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's get off this road."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lower classes are like that.
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From this reading The lower classes are like that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said: "You're in a mighty hurry to get behind the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's get off this road."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Are the police after us or aren't they?
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From this reading Are the police after us or aren't they?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's get off this road."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said: "You're in a mighty hurry to get behind the hedge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The lower classes are like that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Are the police after us or aren't they?
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From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Let's get off this road."
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From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Are the police after us or aren't they?
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From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said: "You're in a mighty hurry to get behind the hedge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tietjens said: "Well, you know, it'll make him all the better servant to you if he thinks you've friends in the know.
