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Chapter XXXI
Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind. “Nothing more you want, chauffeur?” he asked. “Nothing, sir,” was the almost inaudible reply. “You have the route map?” “Yes, sir, and enough petrol for three hundred miles.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Nothing more you want, chauffeur?” he asked.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““You have the route map?””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Nothing more you want, chauffeur?” he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.”
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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 Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
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From this reading “Nothing, sir,” was the almost inaudible reply.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nothing more you want, chauffeur?” he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
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From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nothing more you want, chauffeur?” he asked.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir, and enough petrol for three hundred miles.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
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From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have the route map?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir, and enough petrol for three hundred miles.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nothing, sir,” was the almost inaudible reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the route map?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir, and enough petrol for three hundred miles.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nothing more you want, chauffeur?” he asked.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing more you want, chauffeur?” he asked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nothing, sir,” was the almost inaudible reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have the route map?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nothing, sir,” was the almost inaudible reply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir, and enough petrol for three hundred miles.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nothing more you want, chauffeur?” he asked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nothing, sir,” was the almost inaudible reply.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lessingham stood for a moment by the side of the car from which he had just descended, glanced at the huge tyres and the tins of petrol lashed on behind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir, and enough petrol for three hundred miles.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Nothing more you want, chauffeur?” he asked.
