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Chapter XV
THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad! How could it be your pistol?" "It is nevertheless my pistol," said Tarling quietly. "I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake. These furrows prove that there is no mistake at all.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “How could it be your pistol?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!”
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “"It is nevertheless my pistol," said Tarling quietly.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These furrows prove that there is no mistake at all.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake.”
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From this reading These furrows prove that there is no mistake at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These furrows prove that there is no mistake at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How could it be your pistol?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could it be your pistol?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These furrows prove that there is no mistake at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could it be your pistol?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is nevertheless my pistol," said Tarling quietly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How could it be your pistol?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading "It is nevertheless my pistol," said Tarling quietly.
not any; not one
From this reading These furrows prove that there is no mistake at all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These furrows prove that there is no mistake at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is nevertheless my pistol," said Tarling quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is nevertheless my pistol," said Tarling quietly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading These furrows prove that there is no mistake at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These furrows prove that there is no mistake at all.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I recognised it the moment I saw it on your desk, and thought there must be some mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE HEIR "_Your_ pistol?" said Whiteside incredulously, "my dear good chap, you are mad!
