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Chapter XIII
THE ROAD TO CANTON. It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street. Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her. That treachery existed at police headquarters was farthest from his thoughts. In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.”
betrayal of trust
From this reading “That treachery existed at police headquarters was farthest from his thoughts.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
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From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
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From this reading In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
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From this reading In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
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From this reading THE ROAD TO CANTON.
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From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
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From this reading In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
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From this reading In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
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From this reading In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
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From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
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From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
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From this reading That treachery existed at police headquarters was farthest from his thoughts.
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From this reading That treachery existed at police headquarters was farthest from his thoughts.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That treachery existed at police headquarters was farthest from his thoughts.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
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From this reading That treachery existed at police headquarters was farthest from his thoughts.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
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From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
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From this reading In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
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From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
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From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
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From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
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From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
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From this reading In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
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From this reading That treachery existed at police headquarters was farthest from his thoughts.
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From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
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From this reading THE ROAD TO CANTON.
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From this reading In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
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From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
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From this reading In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
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From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Naturally, Nick did not so much as dream that she had been informed of his designs against her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROAD TO CANTON.
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From this reading That treachery existed at police headquarters was farthest from his thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ROAD TO CANTON.
betrayal of trust
From this reading That treachery existed at police headquarters was farthest from his thoughts.
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From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
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From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
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From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
at the time that
From this reading It was precisely two o’clock when Nick Carter arrived at Vic Clayton’s rooms in Tremont Street.
in or at the place that
From this reading In asking Vic Clayton to take him to the place where she and Claudia Badger claimed to have been robbed, Nick had several motives.
