Chapter XXXI

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

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From this reading When I rushed up to him with my triumph and congratulations, and he put them aside, it was with a curious gentleness.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Vandeman turned out to be Clayte."

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Quiet he had been before; but never considerate like this.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Quiet he had been before; but never considerate like this.

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From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

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From this reading Vandeman turned out to be Clayte."

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From this reading When I rushed up to him with my triumph and congratulations, and he put them aside, it was with a curious gentleness.

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From this reading Quiet he had been before; but never considerate like this.

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From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

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From this reading When I rushed up to him with my triumph and congratulations, and he put them aside, it was with a curious gentleness.

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From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

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From this reading When I rushed up to him with my triumph and congratulations, and he put them aside, it was with a curious gentleness.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

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From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Quiet he had been before; but never considerate like this.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When I rushed up to him with my triumph and congratulations, and he put them aside, it was with a curious gentleness.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When I rushed up to him with my triumph and congratulations, and he put them aside, it was with a curious gentleness.

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From this reading "Yes, yes, Jerry; I know.

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From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Yes, yes, Jerry; I know.

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From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Quiet he had been before; but never considerate like this.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading When I rushed up to him with my triumph and congratulations, and he put them aside, it was with a curious gentleness.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Vandeman turned out to be Clayte."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When I rushed up to him with my triumph and congratulations, and he put them aside, it was with a curious gentleness.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Quiet he had been before; but never considerate like this.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When I rushed up to him with my triumph and congratulations, and he put them aside, it was with a curious gentleness.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading When I rushed up to him with my triumph and congratulations, and he put them aside, it was with a curious gentleness.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Quiet he had been before; but never considerate like this.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When I rushed up to him with my triumph and congratulations, and he put them aside, it was with a curious gentleness.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Vandeman turned out to be Clayte."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When I rushed up to him with my triumph and congratulations, and he put them aside, it was with a curious gentleness.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Vandeman turned out to be Clayte."

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When I rushed up to him with my triumph and congratulations, and he put them aside, it was with a curious gentleness.

at the time that

From this reading When I rushed up to him with my triumph and congratulations, and he put them aside, it was with a curious gentleness.

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MILLION-DOLLAR SUITCASE The Sheriff had gone with his prisoner; Cummings left; and then there came to me, in the street there before the lock-up, riding with Jim Edwards in his roadster, a Worth Gilbert I had never known.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Yes, yes, Jerry; I know.