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Chapter XIV
A THRILLING CLIMAX. “Well, Mr. Lynne, are you rested? Are you feeling better now?” It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades. The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
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later than; following
From this reading “The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Are you feeling better now?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, Mr. Lynne, are you rested?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.”
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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 A THRILLING CLIMAX.
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From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
later than; following
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, Mr. Lynne, are you rested?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
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From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
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From this reading Are you feeling better now?”
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From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
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From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
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From this reading A THRILLING CLIMAX.
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From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
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From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Are you feeling better now?”
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From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
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From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
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From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Mr. Lynne, are you rested?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Lynne, are you rested?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
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From this reading Are you feeling better now?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Mr. Lynne, are you rested?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
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From this reading A THRILLING CLIMAX.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
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From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Lynne, are you rested?
which person or people
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the detective who asked the question as they left Doctor Kuhn’s house together, with the doctor accompanying them, to walk the short distance back to Pleasantglades.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
but in spite of that
From this reading The chief had gone on alone after the telephoning episode, saying that big as he was he had not the courage yet to meet that man without seizing him by the throat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Mr. Lynne, are you rested?
