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Chapter XXVI
STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly. He was not a man of rapid thoughts; and he was stunned. "How did you find out all these things?" he said. "From Dorothy, partially, and in part from my own investigations." "Dorothy didn't go back on the boy like that?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"From Dorothy, partially, and in part from my own investigations."”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"How did you find out all these things?" he said.”
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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 STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
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From this reading "How did you find out all these things?" he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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From this reading "Dorothy didn't go back on the boy like that?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
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From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
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From this reading "Dorothy didn't go back on the boy like that?"
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From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading "Dorothy didn't go back on the boy like that?"
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From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
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From this reading "From Dorothy, partially, and in part from my own investigations."
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From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
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From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
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From this reading "How did you find out all these things?" he said.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From Dorothy, partially, and in part from my own investigations."
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From this reading "Dorothy didn't go back on the boy like that?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not a man of rapid thoughts; and he was stunned.
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From this reading "How did you find out all these things?" he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "From Dorothy, partially, and in part from my own investigations."
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From this reading "From Dorothy, partially, and in part from my own investigations."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
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From this reading "Dorothy didn't go back on the boy like that?"
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "From Dorothy, partially, and in part from my own investigations."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not a man of rapid thoughts; and he was stunned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
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From this reading "How did you find out all these things?" he said.
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From this reading "From Dorothy, partially, and in part from my own investigations."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "From Dorothy, partially, and in part from my own investigations."
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From this reading "From Dorothy, partially, and in part from my own investigations."
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From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was not a man of rapid thoughts; and he was stunned.
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From this reading "How did you find out all these things?" he said.
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From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
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From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
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From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
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From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
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From this reading He was not a man of rapid thoughts; and he was stunned.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Dorothy didn't go back on the boy like that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dorothy didn't go back on the boy like that?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "How did you find out all these things?" he said.
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From this reading "How did you find out all these things?" he said.
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From this reading He was not a man of rapid thoughts; and he was stunned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
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From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not a man of rapid thoughts; and he was stunned.
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From this reading STARTLING DISCLOSURES Durgin sat down on a box, picked up a sliver of wood and began to chew it slowly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How did you find out all these things?" he said.
