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A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money. And get it. Sperry was waiting on his door-step, and we went on to the Wells house. What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent. Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sperry was waiting on his door-step, and we went on to the Wells house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sperry was waiting on his door-step, and we went on to the Wells house.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.”
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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 A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And get it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
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From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
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From this reading Sperry was waiting on his door-step, and we went on to the Wells house.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
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From this reading And get it.
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From this reading A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
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From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sperry was waiting on his door-step, and we went on to the Wells house.
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From this reading Sperry was waiting on his door-step, and we went on to the Wells house.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
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From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And get it.
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From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
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From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sperry was waiting on his door-step, and we went on to the Wells house.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
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From this reading A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sperry was waiting on his door-step, and we went on to the Wells house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sperry was waiting on his door-step, and we went on to the Wells house.
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From this reading Sperry was waiting on his door-step, and we went on to the Wells house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sperry was waiting on his door-step, and we went on to the Wells house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Sperry was waiting on his door-step, and we went on to the Wells house.
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From this reading Sperry was waiting on his door-step, and we went on to the Wells house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sperry was waiting on his door-step, and we went on to the Wells house.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
at the time that
From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
which person or people
From this reading A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What with the magnitude of the thing that had happened, and our mutual feeling that we were somehow involved in it, we were rather silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A man who would go straight for the thing he wanted, woman or power or money.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sperry asked one question, however, “Are you certain about the time when Miss Jeremy saw what looks like this thing?”
