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Chapter III
The lawyer's comment was frankly praiseful, not to say flattering. "You're a wonder, Ford--and that's no figure of speech. How on earth did you manage to do it all at such long range?" Ford's smile was reminiscent of the obstacles. "It would take me all night to tell you in detail, Kenneth.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How on earth did you manage to do it all at such long range?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It would take me all night to tell you in detail, Kenneth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It would take me all night to tell you in detail, Kenneth.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"It would take me all night to tell you in detail, Kenneth.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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not any; not one
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How on earth did you manage to do it all at such long range?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It would take me all night to tell you in detail, Kenneth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It would take me all night to tell you in detail, Kenneth.
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From this reading "You're a wonder, Ford--and that's no figure of speech.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The lawyer's comment was frankly praiseful, not to say flattering.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lawyer's comment was frankly praiseful, not to say flattering.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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From this reading "You're a wonder, Ford--and that's no figure of speech.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would take me all night to tell you in detail, Kenneth.
the person or people being spoken to
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From this reading "You're a wonder, Ford--and that's no figure of speech.
