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Chapter XVIII
"_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips. "It is of yourself you must think. Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force. "This is the young lady. I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “"_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"It is of yourself you must think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is of yourself you must think.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"It is of yourself you must think.”
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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 Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
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From this reading I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is of yourself you must think.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is of yourself you must think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is the young lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It is of yourself you must think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is of yourself you must think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is of yourself you must think.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is the young lady.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I accuse her of taking advantage of her power to open Mr. Stoughton's private safe to steal his jewels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here, officer!" he cried, opening the door again and ushering in a man in plain clothes, but evidently one of the force.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_What have you done among you_" "Never mind me," came clearly and coldly from his lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is the young lady.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "It is of yourself you must think.
