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Chapter IX
THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones. He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner. "She's rather a beauty," Bones went on, toying with his ivory paper-knife. "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life." Hamilton gasped.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.”
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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 "She's rather a beauty," Bones went on, toying with his ivory paper-knife.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
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From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
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From this reading "She's rather a beauty," Bones went on, toying with his ivory paper-knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
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From this reading Hamilton gasped.
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From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
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From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's rather a beauty," Bones went on, toying with his ivory paper-knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
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From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "She's rather a beauty," Bones went on, toying with his ivory paper-knife.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's rather a beauty," Bones went on, toying with his ivory paper-knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's rather a beauty," Bones went on, toying with his ivory paper-knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's rather a beauty," Bones went on, toying with his ivory paper-knife.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "She has one of those dinky bonnets, dear old thing, that makes you feel awfully braced with life."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's rather a beauty," Bones went on, toying with his ivory paper-knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He put this question with such laboured unconcern that Hamilton put down his pen and glared suspiciously at his partner.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LAMP THAT NEVER WENT OUT "Have you seen her?" asked Bones.
