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Chapter XXXII
THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square. Putting her burden down at the pavement's edge, she blew a whistle. A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise. His lean, unshaven face was full of wolfish misery. “Get off with you!” the cabman said.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Putting her burden down at the pavement's edge, she blew a whistle.”
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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 THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
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From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
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From this reading A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Putting her burden down at the pavement's edge, she blew a whistle.
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From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
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From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
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From this reading Putting her burden down at the pavement's edge, she blew a whistle.
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From this reading Putting her burden down at the pavement's edge, she blew a whistle.
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From this reading “Get off with you!” the cabman said.
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From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
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From this reading A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.
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From this reading Putting her burden down at the pavement's edge, she blew a whistle.
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From this reading Putting her burden down at the pavement's edge, she blew a whistle.
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From this reading His lean, unshaven face was full of wolfish misery.
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From this reading His lean, unshaven face was full of wolfish misery.
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From this reading “Get off with you!” the cabman said.
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From this reading A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Putting her burden down at the pavement's edge, she blew a whistle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His lean, unshaven face was full of wolfish misery.
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From this reading A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
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From this reading His lean, unshaven face was full of wolfish misery.
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From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.
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From this reading His lean, unshaven face was full of wolfish misery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
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From this reading “Get off with you!” the cabman said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Putting her burden down at the pavement's edge, she blew a whistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Putting her burden down at the pavement's edge, she blew a whistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Get off with you!” the cabman said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Putting her burden down at the pavement's edge, she blew a whistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
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From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
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From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His lean, unshaven face was full of wolfish misery.
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From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THYME'S ADVENTURE This same afternoon Thyme, wheeling a bicycle and carrying a light valise, was slipping into a back street out of the Old Square.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Putting her burden down at the pavement's edge, she blew a whistle.
which person or people
From this reading A hansom-cab appeared, and a man in ragged clothes, who seemed to spring out of the pavement, took hold of her valise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Get off with you!” the cabman said.
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From this reading His lean, unshaven face was full of wolfish misery.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Get off with you!” the cabman said.
