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Chapter VIII
NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur. “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.” “No,” he answered. “I regret very much that for certain reasons I am unfortunately unable to furnish my name. I am The Owl--that is sufficient.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““No,” he answered.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.””
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I regret very much that for certain reasons I am unfortunately unable to furnish my name.”
up to a particular time
From this reading ““Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.””
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading ““Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.””
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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 NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I regret very much that for certain reasons I am unfortunately unable to furnish my name.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No,” he answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.
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From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I regret very much that for certain reasons I am unfortunately unable to furnish my name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I regret very much that for certain reasons I am unfortunately unable to furnish my name.
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From this reading “I regret very much that for certain reasons I am unfortunately unable to furnish my name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” he answered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.
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From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am The Owl--that is sufficient.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
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From this reading “I regret very much that for certain reasons I am unfortunately unable to furnish my name.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I regret very much that for certain reasons I am unfortunately unable to furnish my name.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.
not any; not one
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am The Owl--that is sufficient.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I regret very much that for certain reasons I am unfortunately unable to furnish my name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I regret very much that for certain reasons I am unfortunately unable to furnish my name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am The Owl--that is sufficient.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I regret very much that for certain reasons I am unfortunately unable to furnish my name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am The Owl--that is sufficient.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I regret very much that for certain reasons I am unfortunately unable to furnish my name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I regret very much that for certain reasons I am unfortunately unable to furnish my name.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I regret very much that for certain reasons I am unfortunately unable to furnish my name.
which person or people
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
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From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading NARRATES A MYSTERIOUS INCIDENT “You are a perfect stranger, sir,” I said with considerable hauteur.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Until you care to give me your name, and make known who you are, I have no wish to hear this important statement of yours.”
