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Chapter XXIII
THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter. Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation. "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose? Well, that's a hell of a fine story! And what did you do?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.”
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading “Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, that's a hell of a fine story!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, that's a hell of a fine story!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.”
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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 "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.
A line that marks the limits of an area.
From this reading Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.
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From this reading Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.
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From this reading Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.
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From this reading Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And what did you do?
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From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
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From this reading THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.
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From this reading Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.
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From this reading Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, that's a hell of a fine story!
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From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
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From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
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From this reading THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.
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From this reading THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.
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From this reading THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.
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From this reading Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.
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From this reading Well, that's a hell of a fine story!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.
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From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
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From this reading Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.
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From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
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From this reading THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.
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From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
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From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, that's a hell of a fine story!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, that's a hell of a fine story!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GANG FUND The news of the girl's escape had been received in another quarter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, that's a hell of a fine story!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what did you do?
at the time that
From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Colonel Boundary had sat in his favourite chair and listened without comment to Pinto's halting explanation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, they went out of the window and down a ladder, did they?" said the colonel sarcastically when the Portuguese had finished, "and you had a fit on the mat, I suppose?
