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Chapter XXVI
"THE ONLY FRIENDS HE HAS." So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail. "I understand," he said to Jimmy, "that you have retained no attorney. I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your case." Jimmy looked at him in silence for a moment.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your case."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"THE ONLY FRIENDS HE HAS."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I understand," he said to Jimmy, "that you have retained no attorney.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jimmy looked at him in silence for a moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your case."”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Jimmy looked at him in silence for a moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your case."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I understand," he said to Jimmy, "that you have retained no attorney.”
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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 So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
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From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your case."
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From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your case."
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From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your case."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your case."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
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From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
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From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jimmy looked at him in silence for a moment.
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From this reading "THE ONLY FRIENDS HE HAS."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THE ONLY FRIENDS HE HAS."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I understand," he said to Jimmy, "that you have retained no attorney.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "THE ONLY FRIENDS HE HAS."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jimmy looked at him in silence for a moment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I understand," he said to Jimmy, "that you have retained no attorney.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jimmy looked at him in silence for a moment.
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From this reading I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your case."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
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From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
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From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy looked at him in silence for a moment.
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From this reading Jimmy looked at him in silence for a moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your case."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
not any; not one
From this reading "I understand," he said to Jimmy, "that you have retained no attorney.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your case."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your case."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THE ONLY FRIENDS HE HAS."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I understand," he said to Jimmy, "that you have retained no attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I understand," he said to Jimmy, "that you have retained no attorney.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Jimmy looked at him in silence for a moment.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your case."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE ONLY FRIENDS HE HAS."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I understand," he said to Jimmy, "that you have retained no attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I understand," he said to Jimmy, "that you have retained no attorney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So it befell that the next day a well-known criminal attorney called on Jimmy Torrance at the county jail.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I understand," he said to Jimmy, "that you have retained no attorney.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have been instructed by one of my clients to take your case."
