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Chapter XIX
CLANCY EXPLAINS Carshaw phoned the Bureau, asking for Clancy or the chief. Both were out. "Mr. Steingall will be here to-morrow," said the official in charge. "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next." This was Wednesday evening.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mr. Steingall will be here to-morrow," said the official in charge.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
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From this reading CLANCY EXPLAINS Carshaw phoned the Bureau, asking for Clancy or the chief.
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From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Mr. Steingall will be here to-morrow," said the official in charge.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both were out.
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From this reading CLANCY EXPLAINS Carshaw phoned the Bureau, asking for Clancy or the chief.
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From this reading CLANCY EXPLAINS Carshaw phoned the Bureau, asking for Clancy or the chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Steingall will be here to-morrow," said the official in charge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLANCY EXPLAINS Carshaw phoned the Bureau, asking for Clancy or the chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLANCY EXPLAINS Carshaw phoned the Bureau, asking for Clancy or the chief.
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From this reading This was Wednesday evening.
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From this reading CLANCY EXPLAINS Carshaw phoned the Bureau, asking for Clancy or the chief.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CLANCY EXPLAINS Carshaw phoned the Bureau, asking for Clancy or the chief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Steingall will be here to-morrow," said the official in charge.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Mr. Steingall will be here to-morrow," said the official in charge.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
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From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Steingall will be here to-morrow," said the official in charge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
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From this reading "Mr. Steingall will be here to-morrow," said the official in charge.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading CLANCY EXPLAINS Carshaw phoned the Bureau, asking for Clancy or the chief.
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From this reading Both were out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CLANCY EXPLAINS Carshaw phoned the Bureau, asking for Clancy or the chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Steingall will be here to-morrow," said the official in charge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Steingall will be here to-morrow," said the official in charge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CLANCY EXPLAINS Carshaw phoned the Bureau, asking for Clancy or the chief.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was Wednesday evening.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Steingall will be here to-morrow," said the official in charge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was Wednesday evening.
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From this reading This was Wednesday evening.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both were out.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Mr. Steingall will be here to-morrow," said the official in charge.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Clancy asked me to tell you, if you rang up, that he would be away till Monday next."
