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Chapter V
CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more. Then the gleeful yipping of Tommy's Ashe's retriever, and Tommy's stentorian encouragement: "That's the boy. Fetch him." Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:”
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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 Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the gleeful yipping of Tommy's Ashe's retriever, and Tommy's stentorian encouragement:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading Then the gleeful yipping of Tommy's Ashe's retriever, and Tommy's stentorian encouragement:
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From this reading "That's the boy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more.
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From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more.
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From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more.
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From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading Then the gleeful yipping of Tommy's Ashe's retriever, and Tommy's stentorian encouragement:
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From this reading Fetch him."
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From this reading CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more.
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From this reading Then the gleeful yipping of Tommy's Ashe's retriever, and Tommy's stentorian encouragement:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fetch him."
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From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more.
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From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more.
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From this reading CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more.
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From this reading Then the gleeful yipping of Tommy's Ashe's retriever, and Tommy's stentorian encouragement:
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From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more.
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From this reading CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more.
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From this reading CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more.
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From this reading Then the gleeful yipping of Tommy's Ashe's retriever, and Tommy's stentorian encouragement:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading "That's the boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more.
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From this reading Then the gleeful yipping of Tommy's Ashe's retriever, and Tommy's stentorian encouragement:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading Then the gleeful yipping of Tommy's Ashe's retriever, and Tommy's stentorian encouragement:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CERTAIN PERPLEXITIES From the direction of the slough two shots sounded, presently followed by two more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading Close upon this Mr. Thompson's up-pricked ear detected another voice, one that immediately set up in him an involuntary eagerness of listening, a clear, liquid voice that called:
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From this reading Then the gleeful yipping of Tommy's Ashe's retriever, and Tommy's stentorian encouragement:
