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Chapter XXXVIII
They left her and walked from the hotel. At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman. "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'. D'ye hear? Otherwise I'll be forgettin' me promises."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “D'ye hear?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They left her and walked from the hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Otherwise I'll be forgettin' me promises."
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From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
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From this reading D'ye hear?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
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From this reading At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.
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From this reading At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.
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From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
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From this reading Otherwise I'll be forgettin' me promises."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
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From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
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From this reading At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading D'ye hear?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
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From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
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From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
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From this reading Otherwise I'll be forgettin' me promises."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Otherwise I'll be forgettin' me promises."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Otherwise I'll be forgettin' me promises."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
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From this reading At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At the door Harrigan turned fiercely upon the Scotchman.
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From this reading They left her and walked from the hotel.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Do what ye please for the five hours, McTee, but give me the room I need for breathin'.
