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Chapter XXVIII
HAL IS EXPOSED. The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it. "Carson!" muttered Allen. "Hardwick, you were right, he is nothing more nor less than a spy." When Tommy Macklin saw the face of Hal he grew pale as death.
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left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading “HAL IS EXPOSED.”
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading “"Carson!" muttered Allen.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “"Hardwick, you were right, he is nothing more nor less than a spy."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hardwick, you were right, he is nothing more nor less than a spy."”
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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 "Hardwick, you were right, he is nothing more nor less than a spy."
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From this reading "Carson!" muttered Allen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
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From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Tommy Macklin saw the face of Hal he grew pale as death.
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From this reading "Carson!" muttered Allen.
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From this reading When Tommy Macklin saw the face of Hal he grew pale as death.
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From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading HAL IS EXPOSED.
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From this reading When Tommy Macklin saw the face of Hal he grew pale as death.
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From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
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From this reading When Tommy Macklin saw the face of Hal he grew pale as death.
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From this reading HAL IS EXPOSED.
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From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hardwick, you were right, he is nothing more nor less than a spy."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HAL IS EXPOSED.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
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From this reading "Hardwick, you were right, he is nothing more nor less than a spy."
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From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
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From this reading When Tommy Macklin saw the face of Hal he grew pale as death.
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From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
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From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
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From this reading "Hardwick, you were right, he is nothing more nor less than a spy."
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading "Carson!" muttered Allen.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Hardwick, you were right, he is nothing more nor less than a spy."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Hardwick, you were right, he is nothing more nor less than a spy."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Tommy Macklin saw the face of Hal he grew pale as death.
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From this reading When Tommy Macklin saw the face of Hal he grew pale as death.
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From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hardwick, you were right, he is nothing more nor less than a spy."
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From this reading When Tommy Macklin saw the face of Hal he grew pale as death.
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From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
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From this reading "Hardwick, you were right, he is nothing more nor less than a spy."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Hardwick, you were right, he is nothing more nor less than a spy."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The moment that Hardwick made his announcement, Parsons sprang to the front door and locked it.
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From this reading When Tommy Macklin saw the face of Hal he grew pale as death.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Hardwick, you were right, he is nothing more nor less than a spy."
at the time that
From this reading When Tommy Macklin saw the face of Hal he grew pale as death.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hardwick, you were right, he is nothing more nor less than a spy."
