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Chapter X
A church clock struck as we rolled along. “That sounds like nine--a quarter-past eleven. What shall you do if we can’t get in at all?” “Not get into my own house? My dear, this is not a case of Cardew and Slaughter’s.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “A church clock struck as we rolled along.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “What shall you do if we can’t get in at all?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A church clock struck as we rolled along.”
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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 church clock struck as we rolled along.
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From this reading What shall you do if we can’t get in at all?”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading A church clock struck as we rolled along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear, this is not a case of Cardew and Slaughter’s.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A church clock struck as we rolled along.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What shall you do if we can’t get in at all?”
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From this reading What shall you do if we can’t get in at all?”
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From this reading My dear, this is not a case of Cardew and Slaughter’s.
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From this reading My dear, this is not a case of Cardew and Slaughter’s.
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From this reading A church clock struck as we rolled along.
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From this reading A church clock struck as we rolled along.
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From this reading My dear, this is not a case of Cardew and Slaughter’s.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What shall you do if we can’t get in at all?”
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From this reading “That sounds like nine--a quarter-past eleven.
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From this reading What shall you do if we can’t get in at all?”
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From this reading “Not get into my own house?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What shall you do if we can’t get in at all?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What shall you do if we can’t get in at all?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Not get into my own house?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear, this is not a case of Cardew and Slaughter’s.
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From this reading “That sounds like nine--a quarter-past eleven.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Not get into my own house?
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From this reading “That sounds like nine--a quarter-past eleven.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not get into my own house?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear, this is not a case of Cardew and Slaughter’s.
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From this reading “Not get into my own house?
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From this reading “That sounds like nine--a quarter-past eleven.
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From this reading A church clock struck as we rolled along.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall you do if we can’t get in at all?”
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From this reading My dear, this is not a case of Cardew and Slaughter’s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That sounds like nine--a quarter-past eleven.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A church clock struck as we rolled along.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That sounds like nine--a quarter-past eleven.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My dear, this is not a case of Cardew and Slaughter’s.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A church clock struck as we rolled along.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall you do if we can’t get in at all?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What shall you do if we can’t get in at all?”
