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Chapter XII
The detective went out to interview the driver of the team. "Where'd you pick him up?" "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place. I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift. I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “"'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.”
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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 I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
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From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.
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From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
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From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
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From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
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From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Where'd you pick him up?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
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From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
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From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
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From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
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From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
not any; not one
From this reading I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
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From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
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From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
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From this reading "Where'd you pick him up?"
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From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
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From this reading I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.
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From this reading I said 'Come along,' and asked no questions.
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From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
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From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
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From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
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From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
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From this reading "Where'd you pick him up?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
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From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The detective went out to interview the driver of the team.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Long on West Street, just below Park Place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where'd you pick him up?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I see by the way he spoke he'd broke his wind--asked if I was goin' to a ferry an' if I'd give him a lift.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where'd you pick him up?"
