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Chapter XXIV
A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto. "Which man was that? There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one." "I mean the chap that suggested you could make a trip to 'Frisco." "Oh, him.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.”
any thing at all
From this reading “A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"I mean the chap that suggested you could make a trip to 'Frisco."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I mean the chap that suggested you could make a trip to 'Frisco."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."”
above and across; more than
From this reading “A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.”
during the time that
From this reading “A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.”
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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 A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
any thing at all
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I mean the chap that suggested you could make a trip to 'Frisco."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I mean the chap that suggested you could make a trip to 'Frisco."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I mean the chap that suggested you could make a trip to 'Frisco."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I mean the chap that suggested you could make a trip to 'Frisco."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I mean the chap that suggested you could make a trip to 'Frisco."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
above and across; more than
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
To recall to mind.
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I mean the chap that suggested you could make a trip to 'Frisco."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I mean the chap that suggested you could make a trip to 'Frisco."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I mean the chap that suggested you could make a trip to 'Frisco."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
at the time that
From this reading There were so many around us when we got stuck in the creek that I don't remember any special one."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Which man was that?
during the time that
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A NIGHT ENCOUNTER "Did you think there was anything queer about that man, Dick?" asked Paul, as the three chums sat about the garage, while the chief mechanician looked over the big auto.
