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Chapter XXIV
THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes. "Hey, Jim! I got your message and I come a-hummin'!" he announced. "What is it? Vigilance Committee?"
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I got your message and I come a-hummin'!" he announced.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.”
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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 THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
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From this reading I got your message and I come a-hummin'!" he announced.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got your message and I come a-hummin'!" he announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
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From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
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From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
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From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I got your message and I come a-hummin'!" he announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vigilance Committee?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got your message and I come a-hummin'!" he announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I got your message and I come a-hummin'!" he announced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
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From this reading "Hey, Jim!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got your message and I come a-hummin'!" he announced.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey, Jim!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got your message and I come a-hummin'!" he announced.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vigilance Committee?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LOST SOULS' TREASURE On a certain bright February morning Ben Hallock puffed up the Calle Rivera and across the plaza of Limasito as fast as his battered jitney could carry him and rushed into Baggott's hotel with an anticipatory gleam in his heavy eyes.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I got your message and I come a-hummin'!" he announced.
