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Chapter VII
THE MAN SHORT AND HIS STORY. A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me. "What do the police think, Ralph?" she asked eagerly. "Have they any clue? Do tell me."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What do the police think, Ralph?" she asked eagerly.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have they any clue?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “THE MAN SHORT AND HIS STORY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do tell me."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What do the police think, Ralph?" she asked eagerly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.”
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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 A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MAN SHORT AND HIS STORY.
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From this reading "Have they any clue?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do the police think, Ralph?" she asked eagerly.
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From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
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From this reading "Have they any clue?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do the police think, Ralph?" she asked eagerly.
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From this reading "What do the police think, Ralph?" she asked eagerly.
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From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
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From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
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From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have they any clue?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN SHORT AND HIS STORY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
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From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
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From this reading THE MAN SHORT AND HIS STORY.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
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From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
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From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
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From this reading "What do the police think, Ralph?" she asked eagerly.
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From this reading "What do the police think, Ralph?" she asked eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
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From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do the police think, Ralph?" she asked eagerly.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading THE MAN SHORT AND HIS STORY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MAN SHORT AND HIS STORY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do tell me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN SHORT AND HIS STORY.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have they any clue?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What do the police think, Ralph?" she asked eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
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From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do the police think, Ralph?" she asked eagerly.
at the time that
From this reading A light footstep sounded behind me, and scarcely had I time to thrust the little object hastily back into my pocket when my well-beloved entered in search of me.
