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They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot. I said, get out--and I mean it!" "Call all you please," he sneered. "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!" MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.”
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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 MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
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From this reading "Call all you please," he sneered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
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From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
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From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
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From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
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From this reading MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
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From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
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From this reading "Call all you please," he sneered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
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From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
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From this reading I said, get out--and I mean it!"
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From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Call all you please," he sneered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, get out--and I mean it!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I said, get out--and I mean it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
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From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
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From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, get out--and I mean it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, get out--and I mean it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Call all you please," he sneered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I said, get out--and I mean it!"
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Call all you please," he sneered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
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From this reading They moved away, leaving Mrs. Morrell alone, biting her lips and planning revenges King listened to him in silence "Look here, don't try to come that rot.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Call all you please," he sneered.
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From this reading MILTON KEITH: a young lawyer from Baltimore.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nobody's going to pay any attention to your calls at Jake's Place!"
