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Chapter XL
HOW STANHOPE CAME BACK. Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable. "Everybody late," he mutters, "and I hoped Follingsbee would come first." He consults his watch, and finds that it is four o'clock. Four o'clock, and his interviews with the lawyer, the Australian, and the Englishman, yet to come.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Everybody late," he mutters, "and I hoped Follingsbee would come first."”
every person
From this reading “"Everybody late," he mutters, "and I hoped Follingsbee would come first."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Everybody late," he mutters, "and I hoped Follingsbee would come first."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Everybody late," he mutters, "and I hoped Follingsbee would come first."”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Four o'clock, and his interviews with the lawyer, the Australian, and the Englishman, yet to come.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
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From this reading Four o'clock, and his interviews with the lawyer, the Australian, and the Englishman, yet to come.
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From this reading HOW STANHOPE CAME BACK.
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From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
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From this reading HOW STANHOPE CAME BACK.
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From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Everybody late," he mutters, "and I hoped Follingsbee would come first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He consults his watch, and finds that it is four o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
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From this reading Four o'clock, and his interviews with the lawyer, the Australian, and the Englishman, yet to come.
every person
From this reading "Everybody late," he mutters, "and I hoped Follingsbee would come first."
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From this reading He consults his watch, and finds that it is four o'clock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Everybody late," he mutters, "and I hoped Follingsbee would come first."
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From this reading "Everybody late," he mutters, "and I hoped Follingsbee would come first."
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From this reading He consults his watch, and finds that it is four o'clock.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
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From this reading "Everybody late," he mutters, "and I hoped Follingsbee would come first."
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From this reading HOW STANHOPE CAME BACK.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Everybody late," he mutters, "and I hoped Follingsbee would come first."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
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From this reading Four o'clock, and his interviews with the lawyer, the Australian, and the Englishman, yet to come.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He consults his watch, and finds that it is four o'clock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He consults his watch, and finds that it is four o'clock.
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From this reading "Everybody late," he mutters, "and I hoped Follingsbee would come first."
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From this reading Four o'clock, and his interviews with the lawyer, the Australian, and the Englishman, yet to come.
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From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
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From this reading "Everybody late," he mutters, "and I hoped Follingsbee would come first."
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From this reading He consults his watch, and finds that it is four o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
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From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
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From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
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From this reading HOW STANHOPE CAME BACK.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He consults his watch, and finds that it is four o'clock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Four o'clock, and his interviews with the lawyer, the Australian, and the Englishman, yet to come.
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From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He consults his watch, and finds that it is four o'clock.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
in or at the place that
From this reading Again we are in the office of the Chief of the detectives; in his private office, where he sits alone, looking bored and uncomfortable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Four o'clock, and his interviews with the lawyer, the Australian, and the Englishman, yet to come.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Everybody late," he mutters, "and I hoped Follingsbee would come first."
but in spite of that
From this reading Four o'clock, and his interviews with the lawyer, the Australian, and the Englishman, yet to come.
