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WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest. There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after. His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps. "We ought to make him a prisoner on the spot," whispered Shep. "Wait---I want to learn what Andrew Felps will do," murmured Snap.
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later than; following
From this reading “There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We ought to make him a prisoner on the spot," whispered Shep.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"We ought to make him a prisoner on the spot," whispered Shep.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.”
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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 WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
later than; following
From this reading There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
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From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
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From this reading There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.
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From this reading WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
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From this reading WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.
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From this reading WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.
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From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Wait---I want to learn what Andrew Felps will do," murmured Snap.
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From this reading There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
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From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We ought to make him a prisoner on the spot," whispered Shep.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
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From this reading WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Wait---I want to learn what Andrew Felps will do," murmured Snap.
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From this reading WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wait---I want to learn what Andrew Felps will do," murmured Snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We ought to make him a prisoner on the spot," whispered Shep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wait---I want to learn what Andrew Felps will do," murmured Snap.
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We ought to make him a prisoner on the spot," whispered Shep.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "We ought to make him a prisoner on the spot," whispered Shep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We ought to make him a prisoner on the spot," whispered Shep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We ought to make him a prisoner on the spot," whispered Shep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wait---I want to learn what Andrew Felps will do," murmured Snap.
a person, without saying who
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We ought to make him a prisoner on the spot," whispered Shep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His tale that he had procured the missing papers from somebody else was pure fiction---gotten up merely to deceive Andrew Felps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wait---I want to learn what Andrew Felps will do," murmured Snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wait---I want to learn what Andrew Felps will do," murmured Snap.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We ought to make him a prisoner on the spot," whispered Shep.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There could be no doubt but what this Barrock was the man they were after.
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From this reading "We ought to make him a prisoner on the spot," whispered Shep.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Wait---I want to learn what Andrew Felps will do," murmured Snap.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
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From this reading WORDS AND A BLOW The boy hunters had listened to the foregoing conversation with intense interest.
