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Chapter VIII
“Yes,” Staniford assented vaguely; “that's the great object.” After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?” “Rescuing? What rescuing? They'd have had him out in another minute, any way,” said Staniford, fretfully.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?””
later than; following
From this reading “After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They'd have had him out in another minute, any way,” said Staniford, fretfully.”
any thing at all
From this reading “After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes,” Staniford assented vaguely; “that's the great object.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They'd have had him out in another minute, any way,” said Staniford, fretfully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?””
during the time that
From this reading “After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?””
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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 After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
later than; following
From this reading After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They'd have had him out in another minute, any way,” said Staniford, fretfully.
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From this reading They'd have had him out in another minute, any way,” said Staniford, fretfully.
any thing at all
From this reading After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
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From this reading “Yes,” Staniford assented vaguely; “that's the great object.”
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From this reading After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
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From this reading They'd have had him out in another minute, any way,” said Staniford, fretfully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes,” Staniford assented vaguely; “that's the great object.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They'd have had him out in another minute, any way,” said Staniford, fretfully.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They'd have had him out in another minute, any way,” said Staniford, fretfully.
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From this reading After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They'd have had him out in another minute, any way,” said Staniford, fretfully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They'd have had him out in another minute, any way,” said Staniford, fretfully.
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From this reading They'd have had him out in another minute, any way,” said Staniford, fretfully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
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From this reading “Yes,” Staniford assented vaguely; “that's the great object.”
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From this reading They'd have had him out in another minute, any way,” said Staniford, fretfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
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From this reading After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
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From this reading After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
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From this reading “Yes,” Staniford assented vaguely; “that's the great object.”
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From this reading “Yes,” Staniford assented vaguely; “that's the great object.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes,” Staniford assented vaguely; “that's the great object.”
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From this reading They'd have had him out in another minute, any way,” said Staniford, fretfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
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From this reading “Yes,” Staniford assented vaguely; “that's the great object.”
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From this reading They'd have had him out in another minute, any way,” said Staniford, fretfully.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What rescuing?
during the time that
From this reading After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
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From this reading “Yes,” Staniford assented vaguely; “that's the great object.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After a while Dunham asked, “She's never said anything to you about your rescuing Hicks?”
