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Chapter V
Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm. “What the devil,” he began. “I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly. “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.” “Oh!” said Carrigan.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What the devil,” he began.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.”
not one, and not any
From this reading ““None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading ““None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.””
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.””
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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 “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
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From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What the devil,” he began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What the devil,” he began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What the devil,” he began.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly.
not one, and not any
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
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From this reading “Oh!” said Carrigan.
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From this reading “Oh!” said Carrigan.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What the devil,” he began.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What the devil,” he began.
which person or people
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Carrigan found Jac trembling with excitement, though her face was still calm.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “None of those swell Eastern ladies would bat an eye at a bum who came up to them without bein’ introduced.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought Gordon was the man you wanted--” “Don’t you get me?” she broke in eagerly.
