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Chapter XXVI
THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses. "Crazy?" she questioned calmly. "Not a bit of it--merely an old woman bargaining for her son. Rex would not have done it. After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
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later than; following
From this reading “After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Rex would not have done it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Rex would not have done it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Rex would not have done it.”
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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 "Not a bit of it--merely an old woman bargaining for her son.
later than; following
From this reading After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Not a bit of it--merely an old woman bargaining for her son.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
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From this reading "Not a bit of it--merely an old woman bargaining for her son.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
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From this reading THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses.
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From this reading THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses.
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From this reading "Crazy?" she questioned calmly.
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From this reading THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses.
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From this reading "Crazy?" she questioned calmly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rex would not have done it.
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From this reading THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses.
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From this reading THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not a bit of it--merely an old woman bargaining for her son.
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From this reading THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Rex would not have done it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Not a bit of it--merely an old woman bargaining for her son.
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From this reading After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not a bit of it--merely an old woman bargaining for her son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a bit of it--merely an old woman bargaining for her son.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not a bit of it--merely an old woman bargaining for her son.
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From this reading "Not a bit of it--merely an old woman bargaining for her son.
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From this reading "Crazy?" she questioned calmly.
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From this reading Rex would not have done it.
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From this reading After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Crazy?" she questioned calmly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not a bit of it--merely an old woman bargaining for her son.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses.
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From this reading After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE BITER BIT Mrs. Carshaw focused him again through her gold-rimmed eye-glasses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not a bit of it--merely an old woman bargaining for her son.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rex would not have done it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading After thrashing you he would have left you to the law, and, were the law to step in, you would surely be ruined.
