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Chapter VIII
CURLIE MEETS A MILLIONAIRE It was a tense situation for Curlie. He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble. "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble. This eternal thinking--thinking--thinking, drives me wild. What to do, that's the question.
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acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What to do, that's the question.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “"Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This eternal thinking--thinking--thinking, drives me wild.”
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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 CURLIE MEETS A MILLIONAIRE It was a tense situation for Curlie.
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From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
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From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
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From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
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From this reading CURLIE MEETS A MILLIONAIRE It was a tense situation for Curlie.
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From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What to do, that's the question.
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From this reading This eternal thinking--thinking--thinking, drives me wild.
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From this reading This eternal thinking--thinking--thinking, drives me wild.
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From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
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From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
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From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CURLIE MEETS A MILLIONAIRE It was a tense situation for Curlie.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
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From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
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From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
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From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CURLIE MEETS A MILLIONAIRE It was a tense situation for Curlie.
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From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This eternal thinking--thinking--thinking, drives me wild.
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From this reading CURLIE MEETS A MILLIONAIRE It was a tense situation for Curlie.
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From this reading CURLIE MEETS A MILLIONAIRE It was a tense situation for Curlie.
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From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
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From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What to do, that's the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
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From this reading CURLIE MEETS A MILLIONAIRE It was a tense situation for Curlie.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CURLIE MEETS A MILLIONAIRE It was a tense situation for Curlie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
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From this reading What to do, that's the question.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This eternal thinking--thinking--thinking, drives me wild.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This eternal thinking--thinking--thinking, drives me wild.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He spent an uneasy night and that in spite of the fact that the air was particularly free from trouble.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CURLIE MEETS A MILLIONAIRE It was a tense situation for Curlie.
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From this reading "Hang it all," he exclaimed once as, dashing the receiver from his head, he sprang from his chair to pace the floor of the secret tower room, "I'd welcome something in the line of trouble.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What to do, that's the question.
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From this reading This eternal thinking--thinking--thinking, drives me wild.
