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Chapter XII
FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest. "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked. I nodded. "That is my name," I said. "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That is my name," I said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I nodded.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.”
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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 "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.
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From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
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From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
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From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
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From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
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From this reading "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.
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From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is my name," I said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
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From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is my name," I said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I nodded.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is my name," I said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
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From this reading "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is my name," I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
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From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
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From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.
