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Chapter IX
But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him. "I am going out to see Miss Brentwood to-night," he announced abruptly. "Have you any objection?" The millionaire gave him the shrewdest of over-looks, ending with a deep-rumbling laugh. "Kent, you are the queerest lot I have ever discovered, and that is saying a good bit.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Kent, you are the queerest lot I have ever discovered, and that is saying a good bit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Kent, you are the queerest lot I have ever discovered, and that is saying a good bit.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you any objection?"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.”
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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 But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
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From this reading "I am going out to see Miss Brentwood to-night," he announced abruptly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am going out to see Miss Brentwood to-night," he announced abruptly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
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From this reading "I am going out to see Miss Brentwood to-night," he announced abruptly.
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From this reading "Have you any objection?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Kent, you are the queerest lot I have ever discovered, and that is saying a good bit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
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From this reading "Kent, you are the queerest lot I have ever discovered, and that is saying a good bit.
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From this reading "I am going out to see Miss Brentwood to-night," he announced abruptly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
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From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
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From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
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From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
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From this reading The millionaire gave him the shrewdest of over-looks, ending with a deep-rumbling laugh.
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From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
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From this reading "Kent, you are the queerest lot I have ever discovered, and that is saying a good bit.
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From this reading The millionaire gave him the shrewdest of over-looks, ending with a deep-rumbling laugh.
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From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Kent, you are the queerest lot I have ever discovered, and that is saying a good bit.
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From this reading The millionaire gave him the shrewdest of over-looks, ending with a deep-rumbling laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am going out to see Miss Brentwood to-night," he announced abruptly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Kent, you are the queerest lot I have ever discovered, and that is saying a good bit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you any objection?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am going out to see Miss Brentwood to-night," he announced abruptly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Kent, you are the queerest lot I have ever discovered, and that is saying a good bit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
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From this reading "Kent, you are the queerest lot I have ever discovered, and that is saying a good bit.
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From this reading The millionaire gave him the shrewdest of over-looks, ending with a deep-rumbling laugh.
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From this reading "Kent, you are the queerest lot I have ever discovered, and that is saying a good bit.
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From this reading The millionaire gave him the shrewdest of over-looks, ending with a deep-rumbling laugh.
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From this reading "I am going out to see Miss Brentwood to-night," he announced abruptly.
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From this reading "Have you any objection?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The millionaire gave him the shrewdest of over-looks, ending with a deep-rumbling laugh.
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From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
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From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
above and across; more than
From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
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From this reading The millionaire gave him the shrewdest of over-looks, ending with a deep-rumbling laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kent, you are the queerest lot I have ever discovered, and that is saying a good bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kent, you are the queerest lot I have ever discovered, and that is saying a good bit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am going out to see Miss Brentwood to-night," he announced abruptly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The millionaire gave him the shrewdest of over-looks, ending with a deep-rumbling laugh.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am going out to see Miss Brentwood to-night," he announced abruptly.
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From this reading "I am going out to see Miss Brentwood to-night," he announced abruptly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But as a preliminary he dined that evening with Ormsby at the Camelot Club, and over the coffee had it out with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you any objection?"
