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Chapter IX
CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings. There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet. Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box. He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by. But they weren't looking for him.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.”
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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 Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
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From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
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From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
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From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
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From this reading Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
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From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
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From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
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From this reading Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
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From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
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From this reading Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
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From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
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From this reading Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But they weren't looking for him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
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From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
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From this reading But they weren't looking for him.
not any; not one
From this reading There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
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From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
above and across; more than
From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they weren't looking for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
in the direction of
From this reading Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He heard a tiny patrol car turn the corner and ducked back into another alley to wait for it to go by.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CONTRABAND Elections were over, but the few dim lights along the street showed only boarded-up and darkened buildings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But they weren't looking for him.
in or at the place that
From this reading Gordon hesitated, then swung glumly toward a corner where he could find a police call box.
but in spite of that
From this reading There were sounds of stirring, but no one was trusting that the election-day brawls were completely ended yet.
