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Chapter III
IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert. “What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time. “If you’d had the maximum on each time you’d have won about four thousand dollars.” “There are a good many if’s in gambling,” I remarked. “I’ve never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““If you’d had the maximum on each time you’d have won about four thousand dollars.””
later than; following
From this reading ““What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““I’ve never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““If you’d had the maximum on each time you’d have won about four thousand dollars.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I’ve never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.”
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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 IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “If you’d had the maximum on each time you’d have won about four thousand dollars.”
later than; following
From this reading “What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’ve never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places.”
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From this reading “I’ve never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are a good many if’s in gambling,” I remarked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I’ve never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places.”
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From this reading “What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I’ve never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places.”
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From this reading “What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.
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From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
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From this reading “If you’d had the maximum on each time you’d have won about four thousand dollars.”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “If you’d had the maximum on each time you’d have won about four thousand dollars.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
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From this reading “If you’d had the maximum on each time you’d have won about four thousand dollars.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are a good many if’s in gambling,” I remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If you’d had the maximum on each time you’d have won about four thousand dollars.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
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From this reading “I’ve never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you’d had the maximum on each time you’d have won about four thousand dollars.”
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From this reading “There are a good many if’s in gambling,” I remarked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are a good many if’s in gambling,” I remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you’d had the maximum on each time you’d have won about four thousand dollars.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ve never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “If you’d had the maximum on each time you’d have won about four thousand dollars.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are a good many if’s in gambling,” I remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve never had any luck before in gambles at bazaars and such-like places.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There are a good many if’s in gambling,” I remarked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you’d had the maximum on each time you’d have won about four thousand dollars.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
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From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.
in the company of; together with
From this reading IS A MYSTERY I was left alone with Reggie, for Ulrica had taken Gerald in to the orchestral concert.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you’d had the maximum on each time you’d have won about four thousand dollars.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What awfully good luck you had!” he observed after we had been chatting some time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you’d had the maximum on each time you’d have won about four thousand dollars.”
