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Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc. Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it." "Undoubtedly there is. Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically. "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.”
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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 Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
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From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
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From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
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From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
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From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
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From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
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From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
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From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
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From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
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From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
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From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
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From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
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From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
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From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
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From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Undoubtedly there is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
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From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
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From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
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From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
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From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
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From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
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From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
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From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
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From this reading Imagination, superstition, credulity," said Dick Faversham a little cynically.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
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From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
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From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
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From this reading Author of "All for a Scrap of Paper," "The Trampled Cross," etc., etc.
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From this reading "Undoubtedly there is.
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From this reading "Well, I can't dismiss it in that fashion," replied the other.
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From this reading Hodder and Stoughton London New York Toronto "There may be a great deal in it."
