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Chapter XVIII
BETWEEN FRIENDS. Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite. At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?" "Whenever I give it a chance it hits me so devilish hard," replied Richard Arden. "But I mean at play to retrieve," said Van.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “BETWEEN FRIENDS.”
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Whenever I give it a chance it hits me so devilish hard," replied Richard Arden.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “"Whenever I give it a chance it hits me so devilish hard," replied Richard Arden.”
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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 At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?"
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From this reading "Whenever I give it a chance it hits me so devilish hard," replied Richard Arden.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading BETWEEN FRIENDS.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I mean at play to retrieve," said Van.
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From this reading At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?"
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.
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From this reading "Whenever I give it a chance it hits me so devilish hard," replied Richard Arden.
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From this reading At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?"
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From this reading Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.
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From this reading BETWEEN FRIENDS.
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From this reading At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?"
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From this reading "Whenever I give it a chance it hits me so devilish hard," replied Richard Arden.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?"
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From this reading "Whenever I give it a chance it hits me so devilish hard," replied Richard Arden.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Whenever I give it a chance it hits me so devilish hard," replied Richard Arden.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Whenever I give it a chance it hits me so devilish hard," replied Richard Arden.
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?"
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From this reading Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.
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From this reading At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Whenever I give it a chance it hits me so devilish hard," replied Richard Arden.
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From this reading "But I mean at play to retrieve," said Van.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.
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From this reading Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.
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From this reading Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.
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From this reading Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.
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From this reading "But I mean at play to retrieve," said Van.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Whenever I give it a chance it hits me so devilish hard," replied Richard Arden.
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From this reading "But I mean at play to retrieve," said Van.
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From this reading "Whenever I give it a chance it hits me so devilish hard," replied Richard Arden.
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From this reading Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.
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From this reading At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Whenever I give it a chance it hits me so devilish hard," replied Richard Arden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But I mean at play to retrieve," said Van.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.
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From this reading Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading "Whenever I give it a chance it hits me so devilish hard," replied Richard Arden.
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From this reading At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?"
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From this reading Van was looking ruefully out of the window, down upon the deserted pavement opposite.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At length he said,-- "And why don't you give your luck a chance?"
