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Chapter XIII
CAUGHT IN A TRAP. “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair. “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.” “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head. “Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.”
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a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile
From this reading ““I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ““Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.””
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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 CAUGHT IN A TRAP.
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From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
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From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
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From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
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From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
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From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
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From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
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From this reading CAUGHT IN A TRAP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
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From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
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From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
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From this reading “Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
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From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAUGHT IN A TRAP.
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From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
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From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
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From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’m not as deep in this affair of the Red Dragon Inn as you suspect.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAUGHT IN A TRAP.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’ gi’ me any o’ dat,” Carter rejoined, blowing a cloud of smoke up in the air over his head.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Upon my honor, what I tell you is the truth.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I want to tell you one thing, Mugsey,” Brockey exclaimed suddenly, sitting bolt upright in his chair.
