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Chapter XV
'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?' Dunbar gave him a quick look. 'Is any one here?' he asked. 'No one but Ross and Christopherson and myself,' said Peter. 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Is any one here?' he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dunbar gave him a quick look.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “'No one but Ross and Christopherson and myself,' said Peter.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “'Is any one here?' he asked.”
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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 Dunbar gave him a quick look.
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From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
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From this reading 'Is any one here?' he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Is any one here?' he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'No one but Ross and Christopherson and myself,' said Peter.
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From this reading 'No one but Ross and Christopherson and myself,' said Peter.
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From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dunbar gave him a quick look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
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From this reading Dunbar gave him a quick look.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dunbar gave him a quick look.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dunbar gave him a quick look.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading 'No one but Ross and Christopherson and myself,' said Peter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No one but Ross and Christopherson and myself,' said Peter.
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From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Is any one here?' he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dunbar gave him a quick look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'No one but Ross and Christopherson and myself,' said Peter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Purvis was here, but he started for Buenos Ayres last night, and I have no idea where he is now.
which person or people
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'First of all,' said Peter, 'who is E. W. Smith, and why the dickens should you imagine he is here?'
