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Chapter VIII
“‘It’s a delicate piece of business,’ he went on. ‘In fact, the fewer questions you ask the better. All I can say is there’s a chap in Wall Street got his eye on you. Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this. Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““‘It’s a delicate piece of business,’ he went on.”
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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 “‘It’s a delicate piece of business,’ he went on.
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From this reading All I can say is there’s a chap in Wall Street got his eye on you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
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From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
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From this reading ‘In fact, the fewer questions you ask the better.
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From this reading ‘In fact, the fewer questions you ask the better.
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From this reading “‘It’s a delicate piece of business,’ he went on.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading All I can say is there’s a chap in Wall Street got his eye on you.
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From this reading All I can say is there’s a chap in Wall Street got his eye on you.
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From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
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From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
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From this reading Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this.
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From this reading “‘It’s a delicate piece of business,’ he went on.
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From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
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From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
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From this reading All I can say is there’s a chap in Wall Street got his eye on you.
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From this reading ‘In fact, the fewer questions you ask the better.
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘It’s a delicate piece of business,’ he went on.
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From this reading Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All I can say is there’s a chap in Wall Street got his eye on you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All I can say is there’s a chap in Wall Street got his eye on you.
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From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘In fact, the fewer questions you ask the better.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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From this reading “‘It’s a delicate piece of business,’ he went on.
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From this reading Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this.
not any; not one
From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “‘It’s a delicate piece of business,’ he went on.
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From this reading Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “‘It’s a delicate piece of business,’ he went on.
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From this reading Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this.
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From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
above and across; more than
From this reading Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this.
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From this reading “‘It’s a delicate piece of business,’ he went on.
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From this reading Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this.
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From this reading ‘In fact, the fewer questions you ask the better.
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From this reading All I can say is there’s a chap in Wall Street got his eye on you.
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From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
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From this reading All I can say is there’s a chap in Wall Street got his eye on you.
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From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘In fact, the fewer questions you ask the better.
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From this reading All I can say is there’s a chap in Wall Street got his eye on you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this.
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From this reading Anyhow, I’ve a check here for sixty thousand dollars, and no conditions, only that you don’t talk.’
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From this reading All I can say is there’s a chap in Wall Street got his eye on you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘It’s a delicate piece of business,’ he went on.
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From this reading Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘In fact, the fewer questions you ask the better.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your old dad once helped him over a much worse place than this.
