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Chapter XI
Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable. Breakfast being the appointed rendezvous, O'Farrell would then lay his cards on the table. If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts. As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right. Set a thief to catch a thief!"
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later than; following
From this reading “Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Breakfast being the appointed rendezvous, O'Farrell would then lay his cards on the table.”
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading “As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Breakfast being the appointed rendezvous, O'Farrell would then lay his cards on the table.”
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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 Set a thief to catch a thief!"
later than; following
From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
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From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
any thing at all
From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
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From this reading Breakfast being the appointed rendezvous, O'Farrell would then lay his cards on the table.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
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From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Breakfast being the appointed rendezvous, O'Farrell would then lay his cards on the table.
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From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
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From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
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From this reading Breakfast being the appointed rendezvous, O'Farrell would then lay his cards on the table.
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From this reading Set a thief to catch a thief!"
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
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From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Breakfast being the appointed rendezvous, O'Farrell would then lay his cards on the table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
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From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
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From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
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From this reading Breakfast being the appointed rendezvous, O'Farrell would then lay his cards on the table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
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From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
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From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
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From this reading Breakfast being the appointed rendezvous, O'Farrell would then lay his cards on the table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
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From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Breakfast being the appointed rendezvous, O'Farrell would then lay his cards on the table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
above and across; more than
From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
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From this reading Breakfast being the appointed rendezvous, O'Farrell would then lay his cards on the table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
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From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
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From this reading Set a thief to catch a thief!"
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From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
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From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
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From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
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From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Breakfast being the appointed rendezvous, O'Farrell would then lay his cards on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
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From this reading Breakfast being the appointed rendezvous, O'Farrell would then lay his cards on the table.
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From this reading Set a thief to catch a thief!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
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From this reading If he slipped some up his sleeve, I must make it my business to spot the trick and its meaning for the Becketts.
up to a particular time
From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
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From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
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From this reading Thinking things over in the night, I decided to wait until after breakfast before making up my mind to anything irrevocable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Breakfast being the appointed rendezvous, O'Farrell would then lay his cards on the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I offered this sop to my conscience, I could almost hear O'Farrell saying, with one of his young laughs, "That's right.
