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Chapter VIII
"Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces." "How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature? And how do you happen to know Joe Thomson?" York inquired, blandly, veiling his curious interest with indifference. "I happened to meet both of these country gentlemen on a certain day.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I happened to meet both of these country gentlemen on a certain day.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “York inquired, blandly, veiling his curious interest with indifference.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature?”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"I happened to meet both of these country gentlemen on a certain day.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."”
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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 "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
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From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
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From this reading York inquired, blandly, veiling his curious interest with indifference.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "I happened to meet both of these country gentlemen on a certain day.
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From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I happened to meet both of these country gentlemen on a certain day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I happened to meet both of these country gentlemen on a certain day.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading York inquired, blandly, veiling his curious interest with indifference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I happened to meet both of these country gentlemen on a certain day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I happened to meet both of these country gentlemen on a certain day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how do you happen to know Joe Thomson?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I happened to meet both of these country gentlemen on a certain day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading York inquired, blandly, veiling his curious interest with indifference.
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From this reading "How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading York inquired, blandly, veiling his curious interest with indifference.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading York inquired, blandly, veiling his curious interest with indifference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading York inquired, blandly, veiling his curious interest with indifference.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I happened to meet both of these country gentlemen on a certain day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "I happened to meet both of these country gentlemen on a certain day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And how do you happen to know Joe Thomson?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading York inquired, blandly, veiling his curious interest with indifference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Joe Thomson was calling on me last night, and I saw this old fellow, Hans Theodore, Joe named him, waiting on the driveway, and the two went away together, a pair of aces."
in the company of; together with
From this reading York inquired, blandly, veiling his curious interest with indifference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading York inquired, blandly, veiling his curious interest with indifference.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you know, fair lady, that this is the same creature?
