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Chapter XXIV
I deserve no credit for the solution of the Ella’s mystery. I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect. McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body. All the way to the river, therefore, he was poring over the drawing. He named the paper at once.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He named the paper at once.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “All the way to the river, therefore, he was poring over the drawing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.”
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “All the way to the river, therefore, he was poring over the drawing.”
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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 have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
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From this reading All the way to the river, therefore, he was poring over the drawing.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He named the paper at once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
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From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
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From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
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From this reading I deserve no credit for the solution of the Ella’s mystery.
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From this reading I deserve no credit for the solution of the Ella’s mystery.
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From this reading All the way to the river, therefore, he was poring over the drawing.
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From this reading I deserve no credit for the solution of the Ella’s mystery.
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From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
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From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
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From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
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From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I deserve no credit for the solution of the Ella’s mystery.
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From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
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From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the way to the river, therefore, he was poring over the drawing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I deserve no credit for the solution of the Ella’s mystery.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
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From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
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From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
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From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
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From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
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From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
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From this reading I deserve no credit for the solution of the Ella’s mystery.
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From this reading He named the paper at once.
not any; not one
From this reading I deserve no credit for the solution of the Ella’s mystery.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I deserve no credit for the solution of the Ella’s mystery.
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From this reading He named the paper at once.
above and across; more than
From this reading All the way to the river, therefore, he was poring over the drawing.
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From this reading He named the paper at once.
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From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the way to the river, therefore, he was poring over the drawing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have a certain quality of force, perhaps, and I am not lacking in physical courage; but I have no finesse of intellect.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All the way to the river, therefore, he was poring over the drawing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I deserve no credit for the solution of the Ella’s mystery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading McWhirter, a foot shorter than I, round of face, jovial and stocky, has as much subtlety in his little finger as I have in my six feet and a fraction of body.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I deserve no credit for the solution of the Ella’s mystery.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading All the way to the river, therefore, he was poring over the drawing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the way to the river, therefore, he was poring over the drawing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the way to the river, therefore, he was poring over the drawing.
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From this reading All the way to the river, therefore, he was poring over the drawing.
