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Chapter II
Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said: “One more question occurs to me, Gilsey. How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?” “Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered. A subtle gleam showed for a moment in Nick’s keen eyes.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said:”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““One more question occurs to me, Gilsey.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““One more question occurs to me, Gilsey.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered.”
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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 How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said:
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From this reading Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said:
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From this reading “Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered.
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From this reading How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
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From this reading How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered.
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From this reading How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
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From this reading Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said:
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
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From this reading “Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered.
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From this reading How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
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From this reading A subtle gleam showed for a moment in Nick’s keen eyes.
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From this reading “Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A subtle gleam showed for a moment in Nick’s keen eyes.
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From this reading “One more question occurs to me, Gilsey.
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From this reading A subtle gleam showed for a moment in Nick’s keen eyes.
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From this reading How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said:
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From this reading How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered.
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From this reading A subtle gleam showed for a moment in Nick’s keen eyes.
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From this reading Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “One more question occurs to me, Gilsey.
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From this reading A subtle gleam showed for a moment in Nick’s keen eyes.
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From this reading “One more question occurs to me, Gilsey.
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From this reading “Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered.
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From this reading “Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered.
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From this reading Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said:
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From this reading A subtle gleam showed for a moment in Nick’s keen eyes.
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From this reading “One more question occurs to me, Gilsey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One more question occurs to me, Gilsey.
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From this reading “Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered.
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From this reading How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One more question occurs to me, Gilsey.
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From this reading Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said:
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From this reading A subtle gleam showed for a moment in Nick’s keen eyes.
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From this reading How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
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From this reading A subtle gleam showed for a moment in Nick’s keen eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said:
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From this reading “Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered.
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From this reading Before making his departure, Nick again turned to the banker and said:
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered.
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From this reading “Well, it—it was a perfectly natural discovery in the course of to-day’s business,” Mr. Gilsey faltered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How did you happen to discover that a deficit possibly exists in your cash, and under the circumstances stated?”
