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Chapter III
"'Why have you been so long?' (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel. Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me. I have thrown the SPY [poor old Dibbs!] off the scent.--M.' "I caught up my hat and rushed into the hall.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"'Why have you been so long?'”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “(Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “(Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “(Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “(Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"'Why have you been so long?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"'Why have you been so long?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have thrown the SPY [poor old Dibbs!] off the scent.--M.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me.”
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading “I have thrown the SPY [poor old Dibbs!] off the scent.--M.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "'Why have you been so long?'
at or toward the back of something
From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
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From this reading "I caught up my hat and rushed into the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have thrown the SPY [poor old Dibbs!] off the scent.--M.'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me.
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From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me.
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From this reading "I caught up my hat and rushed into the hall.
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From this reading "I caught up my hat and rushed into the hall.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "'Why have you been so long?'
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From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I caught up my hat and rushed into the hall.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Why have you been so long?'
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From this reading I have thrown the SPY [poor old Dibbs!] off the scent.--M.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I caught up my hat and rushed into the hall.
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From this reading I have thrown the SPY [poor old Dibbs!] off the scent.--M.'
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From this reading I have thrown the SPY [poor old Dibbs!] off the scent.--M.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have thrown the SPY [poor old Dibbs!] off the scent.--M.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I caught up my hat and rushed into the hall.
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading I have thrown the SPY [poor old Dibbs!] off the scent.--M.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "'Why have you been so long?'
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From this reading I have thrown the SPY [poor old Dibbs!] off the scent.--M.'
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From this reading Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
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From this reading I have thrown the SPY [poor old Dibbs!] off the scent.--M.'
up to a particular time
From this reading Take the path to the right and go straight till you find me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
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From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
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From this reading "I caught up my hat and rushed into the hall.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
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From this reading "'Why have you been so long?'
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From this reading (Charmingly unreasonable! what could I have done?) 'Directly you get this, come to the wood behind the hotel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'Why have you been so long?'
