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Chapter XXIII
THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London. He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him. "Sly old dog," Jimmy growled to Sangster. "He means that he's having a thundering good time where he is." Sangster laughed.
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two people or things considered together
From this reading “He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He means that he's having a thundering good time where he is."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Sly old dog," Jimmy growled to Sangster.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “"He means that he's having a thundering good time where he is."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He means that he's having a thundering good time where he is."”
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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 He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
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From this reading He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him.
two people or things considered together
From this reading He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him.
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
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From this reading He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him.
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From this reading "Sly old dog," Jimmy growled to Sangster.
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From this reading He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him.
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He means that he's having a thundering good time where he is."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Sly old dog," Jimmy growled to Sangster.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "He means that he's having a thundering good time where he is."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him.
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From this reading "He means that he's having a thundering good time where he is."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him.
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He means that he's having a thundering good time where he is."
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From this reading "Sly old dog," Jimmy growled to Sangster.
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From this reading Sangster laughed.
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
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From this reading He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He means that he's having a thundering good time where he is."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him.
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From this reading "Sly old dog," Jimmy growled to Sangster.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sly old dog," Jimmy growled to Sangster.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sly old dog," Jimmy growled to Sangster.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
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From this reading He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had sent a couple of telegrams from Marseilles explaining that a chill had delayed him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
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From this reading "He means that he's having a thundering good time where he is."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He means that he's having a thundering good time where he is."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sly old dog," Jimmy growled to Sangster.
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED Four days passed away, and still the Great Horatio had not arrived in London.
in or at the place that
From this reading "He means that he's having a thundering good time where he is."
