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Chapter IX
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh? Losing all your money on that stock." The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply. He glanced at her curiously. She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.
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later than; following
From this reading “YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?”
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later than; following
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
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From this reading Losing all your money on that stock."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced at her curiously.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
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From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
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From this reading The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.
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From this reading He glanced at her curiously.
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From this reading She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.
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From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
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From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
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From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
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From this reading She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
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From this reading He glanced at her curiously.
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From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.
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From this reading The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply.
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From this reading Losing all your money on that stock."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
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From this reading Losing all your money on that stock."
not any; not one
From this reading The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Losing all your money on that stock."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.
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From this reading She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Losing all your money on that stock."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Losing all your money on that stock."
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From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was deaf, of course, though she seldom showed it--perhaps she had failed to hear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
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From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
which person or people
From this reading The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply.
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From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The silent woman who sat beside him closed her lips, but made no reply.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND "Well, well," remarked Rimrock after he had started his machine and the desert was gliding smoothly by, "so that's why they call you Miss Fortune, eh?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Losing all your money on that stock."
