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Chapter XII
THE WAR BOARD "Rigmarole?" drawled Heywood, and abstained from glancing at Chantel. "Dare say. However, Gilly, their rigmarole _may_ mean business. On that supposition, I made my notes urgent to you chaps." "Quite right," said Mr. Forrester, tugging his gray moustache, and studying the floor.
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used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “However, Gilly, their rigmarole _may_ mean business.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Quite right," said Mr. Forrester, tugging his gray moustache, and studying the floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Quite right," said Mr. Forrester, tugging his gray moustache, and studying the floor.”
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From this reading THE WAR BOARD "Rigmarole?" drawled Heywood, and abstained from glancing at Chantel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WAR BOARD "Rigmarole?" drawled Heywood, and abstained from glancing at Chantel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE WAR BOARD "Rigmarole?" drawled Heywood, and abstained from glancing at Chantel.
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From this reading THE WAR BOARD "Rigmarole?" drawled Heywood, and abstained from glancing at Chantel.
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From this reading However, Gilly, their rigmarole _may_ mean business.
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From this reading THE WAR BOARD "Rigmarole?" drawled Heywood, and abstained from glancing at Chantel.
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From this reading On that supposition, I made my notes urgent to you chaps."
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From this reading "Dare say.
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From this reading THE WAR BOARD "Rigmarole?" drawled Heywood, and abstained from glancing at Chantel.
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From this reading "Quite right," said Mr. Forrester, tugging his gray moustache, and studying the floor.
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From this reading "Quite right," said Mr. Forrester, tugging his gray moustache, and studying the floor.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WAR BOARD "Rigmarole?" drawled Heywood, and abstained from glancing at Chantel.
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From this reading However, Gilly, their rigmarole _may_ mean business.
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From this reading THE WAR BOARD "Rigmarole?" drawled Heywood, and abstained from glancing at Chantel.
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From this reading "Quite right," said Mr. Forrester, tugging his gray moustache, and studying the floor.
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From this reading THE WAR BOARD "Rigmarole?" drawled Heywood, and abstained from glancing at Chantel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Quite right," said Mr. Forrester, tugging his gray moustache, and studying the floor.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, Gilly, their rigmarole _may_ mean business.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On that supposition, I made my notes urgent to you chaps."
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From this reading On that supposition, I made my notes urgent to you chaps."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading However, Gilly, their rigmarole _may_ mean business.
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From this reading However, Gilly, their rigmarole _may_ mean business.
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From this reading "Quite right," said Mr. Forrester, tugging his gray moustache, and studying the floor.
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From this reading "Quite right," said Mr. Forrester, tugging his gray moustache, and studying the floor.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On that supposition, I made my notes urgent to you chaps."
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From this reading On that supposition, I made my notes urgent to you chaps."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On that supposition, I made my notes urgent to you chaps."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite right," said Mr. Forrester, tugging his gray moustache, and studying the floor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Quite right," said Mr. Forrester, tugging his gray moustache, and studying the floor.
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From this reading THE WAR BOARD "Rigmarole?" drawled Heywood, and abstained from glancing at Chantel.
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From this reading "Quite right," said Mr. Forrester, tugging his gray moustache, and studying the floor.
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From this reading "Dare say.
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From this reading "Quite right," said Mr. Forrester, tugging his gray moustache, and studying the floor.
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From this reading On that supposition, I made my notes urgent to you chaps."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On that supposition, I made my notes urgent to you chaps."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAR BOARD "Rigmarole?" drawled Heywood, and abstained from glancing at Chantel.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading However, Gilly, their rigmarole _may_ mean business.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On that supposition, I made my notes urgent to you chaps."
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From this reading "Quite right," said Mr. Forrester, tugging his gray moustache, and studying the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On that supposition, I made my notes urgent to you chaps."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WAR BOARD "Rigmarole?" drawled Heywood, and abstained from glancing at Chantel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading On that supposition, I made my notes urgent to you chaps."
