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Chapter XXIX
NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office. He entered the room behind his chief, and Garrison closed the door. "Well?" said Jerold, "any news?" "I got a line on young Robinson," answered Tuttle. "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I got a line on young Robinson," answered Tuttle.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “He entered the room behind his chief, and Garrison closed the door.”
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading “NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well?" said Jerold, "any news?"”
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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 "I got a line on young Robinson," answered Tuttle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He entered the room behind his chief, and Garrison closed the door.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I got a line on young Robinson," answered Tuttle.
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From this reading "Well?" said Jerold, "any news?"
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He entered the room behind his chief, and Garrison closed the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.
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From this reading NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.
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From this reading He entered the room behind his chief, and Garrison closed the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He entered the room behind his chief, and Garrison closed the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
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From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He entered the room behind his chief, and Garrison closed the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He entered the room behind his chief, and Garrison closed the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got a line on young Robinson," answered Tuttle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He entered the room behind his chief, and Garrison closed the door.
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From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I got a line on young Robinson," answered Tuttle.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well?" said Jerold, "any news?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got a line on young Robinson," answered Tuttle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well?" said Jerold, "any news?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
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From this reading NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I got a line on young Robinson," answered Tuttle.
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From this reading NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got a line on young Robinson," answered Tuttle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He entered the room behind his chief, and Garrison closed the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well?" said Jerold, "any news?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NIGHT-WALKERS Tuttle had returned by the time Garrison came once more to his office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's gone to a small resort named Rockbeach, up on the coast of Massachusetts, but his father doesn't know his business, or if he does he denies it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well?" said Jerold, "any news?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I got a line on young Robinson," answered Tuttle.
