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Chapter V
Jane knew neither club nor locality. "I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly. Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere. "There's telegraph paper in Mr. Richard's room, and the office is just round the corner." "That's it, Jane; I'm glad you thought of it.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Jane knew neither club nor locality.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's it, Jane; I'm glad you thought of it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.”
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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 "I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.
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From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
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From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
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From this reading Jane knew neither club nor locality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's telegraph paper in Mr. Richard's room, and the office is just round the corner."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's it, Jane; I'm glad you thought of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.
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From this reading "That's it, Jane; I'm glad you thought of it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's telegraph paper in Mr. Richard's room, and the office is just round the corner."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There's telegraph paper in Mr. Richard's room, and the office is just round the corner."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.
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From this reading Jane knew neither club nor locality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's telegraph paper in Mr. Richard's room, and the office is just round the corner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane knew neither club nor locality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane knew neither club nor locality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's telegraph paper in Mr. Richard's room, and the office is just round the corner."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Jane knew neither club nor locality.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Jane knew neither club nor locality.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That's it, Jane; I'm glad you thought of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's telegraph paper in Mr. Richard's room, and the office is just round the corner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's telegraph paper in Mr. Richard's room, and the office is just round the corner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's telegraph paper in Mr. Richard's room, and the office is just round the corner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's telegraph paper in Mr. Richard's room, and the office is just round the corner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's telegraph paper in Mr. Richard's room, and the office is just round the corner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's it, Jane; I'm glad you thought of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's telegraph paper in Mr. Richard's room, and the office is just round the corner."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's telegraph paper in Mr. Richard's room, and the office is just round the corner."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's it, Jane; I'm glad you thought of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want a message taken there to Dick, and it must go quickly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
which person or people
From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't you think you could run there----" "It would be quicker to telegraph, ma'am," said Jane, who was not anxious to run anywhere.
