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Chapter XXXI
SALLIE AND HER COUSIN. Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked: “What was the object of your father trying to hold me down on the ground? I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?” “First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.
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any thing at all
From this reading “I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?””
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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 Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
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From this reading “First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.
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From this reading “First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SALLIE AND HER COUSIN.
any thing at all
From this reading I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
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From this reading Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
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From this reading I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?”
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From this reading SALLIE AND HER COUSIN.
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From this reading “What was the object of your father trying to hold me down on the ground?
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From this reading “What was the object of your father trying to hold me down on the ground?
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From this reading Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?”
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From this reading I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?”
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From this reading “What was the object of your father trying to hold me down on the ground?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SALLIE AND HER COUSIN.
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From this reading “What was the object of your father trying to hold me down on the ground?
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From this reading “First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What was the object of your father trying to hold me down on the ground?
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From this reading Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?”
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From this reading Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
not any; not one
From this reading I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?”
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?”
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From this reading “What was the object of your father trying to hold me down on the ground?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What was the object of your father trying to hold me down on the ground?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “What was the object of your father trying to hold me down on the ground?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SALLIE AND HER COUSIN.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
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From this reading Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What was the object of your father trying to hold me down on the ground?
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From this reading “What was the object of your father trying to hold me down on the ground?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What was the object of your father trying to hold me down on the ground?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What was the object of your father trying to hold me down on the ground?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nick Carter looked at the woman in silence for a few minutes, and then he asked:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I have no money, and he would not get anything of value from the few papers that I have in my clothes?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “First of all, let me tell you that he ain’t my father, nor my husband; he is just an ordinary fourth cousin.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What was the object of your father trying to hold me down on the ground?
