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Chapter III
IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street. Both of them knew their Chicago, but this part of it was not their Chicago. They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run. He answered indistinctly from a discreet distance, as he hastened away. Perhaps he thought their question merely a footpad's introduction to a sandbagging episode.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He answered indistinctly from a discreet distance, as he hastened away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Both of them knew their Chicago, but this part of it was not their Chicago.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps he thought their question merely a footpad's introduction to a sandbagging episode.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps he thought their question merely a footpad's introduction to a sandbagging episode.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps he thought their question merely a footpad's introduction to a sandbagging episode.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.”
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading “IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street.”
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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 They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He answered indistinctly from a discreet distance, as he hastened away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He answered indistinctly from a discreet distance, as he hastened away.
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From this reading They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
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From this reading He answered indistinctly from a discreet distance, as he hastened away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both of them knew their Chicago, but this part of it was not their Chicago.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Both of them knew their Chicago, but this part of it was not their Chicago.
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From this reading They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
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From this reading IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street.
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From this reading IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street.
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From this reading He answered indistinctly from a discreet distance, as he hastened away.
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From this reading He answered indistinctly from a discreet distance, as he hastened away.
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From this reading IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street.
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From this reading Perhaps he thought their question merely a footpad's introduction to a sandbagging episode.
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From this reading Perhaps he thought their question merely a footpad's introduction to a sandbagging episode.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
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From this reading He answered indistinctly from a discreet distance, as he hastened away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He answered indistinctly from a discreet distance, as he hastened away.
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From this reading IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street.
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From this reading He answered indistinctly from a discreet distance, as he hastened away.
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From this reading Perhaps he thought their question merely a footpad's introduction to a sandbagging episode.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Both of them knew their Chicago, but this part of it was not their Chicago.
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From this reading Both of them knew their Chicago, but this part of it was not their Chicago.
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From this reading They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
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From this reading Perhaps he thought their question merely a footpad's introduction to a sandbagging episode.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
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From this reading They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Both of them knew their Chicago, but this part of it was not their Chicago.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both of them knew their Chicago, but this part of it was not their Chicago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both of them knew their Chicago, but this part of it was not their Chicago.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps he thought their question merely a footpad's introduction to a sandbagging episode.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Perhaps he thought their question merely a footpad's introduction to a sandbagging episode.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps he thought their question merely a footpad's introduction to a sandbagging episode.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both of them knew their Chicago, but this part of it was not their Chicago.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both of them knew their Chicago, but this part of it was not their Chicago.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Both of them knew their Chicago, but this part of it was not their Chicago.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps he thought their question merely a footpad's introduction to a sandbagging episode.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Both of them knew their Chicago, but this part of it was not their Chicago.
in or at the place that
From this reading They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading They hailed a pedestrian, to ask where the nearest street car line might be, and whither it might run.
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading IN DARKEST CHICAGO The castaways from the wrecked taxicab hurried along the doleful street.
