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Chapter XXIII
A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room. As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office. He called to him, but Hazen declined to turn. "No time," he shouted back. "I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No time," he shouted back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"No time," he shouted back.”
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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 STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office.
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From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."
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From this reading "No time," he shouted back.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He called to him, but Hazen declined to turn.
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From this reading He called to him, but Hazen declined to turn.
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From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
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From this reading He called to him, but Hazen declined to turn.
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From this reading As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
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From this reading "I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
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From this reading As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."
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From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office.
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From this reading As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He called to him, but Hazen declined to turn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
not any; not one
From this reading "No time," he shouted back.
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From this reading "I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No time," he shouted back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A STARTLING DECISION Before Mr. Ransom and the lawyer had recovered from their astonishment, Hazen had slipped from the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No time," he shouted back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Mr. Harper started to follow, he saw the other's head disappearing down the staircase leading to the office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He called to him, but Hazen declined to turn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall have to make use of somebody's automobile now, to get to the Ferry in time."
