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Chapter XIX
THE DIAMOND CLASP. They then left the room. Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house. Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city. At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They then left the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.”
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading “At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.”
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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 Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
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From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
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From this reading THE DIAMOND CLASP.
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From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
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From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
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From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
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From this reading THE DIAMOND CLASP.
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From this reading Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.
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From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
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From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
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From this reading Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They then left the room.
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From this reading Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.
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From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
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From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
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From this reading Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.
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From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
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From this reading They then left the room.
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From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
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From this reading Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.
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From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
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From this reading Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIAMOND CLASP.
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From this reading They then left the room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They then left the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
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From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
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From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
