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Chapter XVI
AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror. "You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length. "I did." "You were mistaken," put in Carl. "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “"You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.”
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From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
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From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
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From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
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From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did."
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From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length.
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From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
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From this reading "You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
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From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
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From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I did."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
a period of time or extent
From this reading "You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length.
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From this reading "You were mistaken," put in Carl.
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From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
not any; not one
From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
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From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
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From this reading "You were mistaken," put in Carl.
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From this reading "You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length.
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From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
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From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
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From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
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From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length.
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From this reading "You--" "No, I wasn't mistaken, for I saw you with the dynamite, and I saw you go into the boathouse and then come out.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were mistaken," put in Carl.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN EVIL COMPACT For the next moment Ham Spink and Carl Dudder stared at the tramp in amazement not unmixed with terror.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You--er--you saw us?" faltered Ham, at length.
