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VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield. “I am going out to some telephone,” she said. “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire. I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler. “That is the junior member of our firm,” explained Mr. Boise.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am going out to some telephone,” she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.
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From this reading “That is the junior member of our firm,” explained Mr. Boise.
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From this reading VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.
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From this reading “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
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From this reading VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.
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From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.
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From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
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From this reading “That is the junior member of our firm,” explained Mr. Boise.
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From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
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From this reading “That is the junior member of our firm,” explained Mr. Boise.
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From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
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From this reading “I am going out to some telephone,” she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am going out to some telephone,” she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
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From this reading “That is the junior member of our firm,” explained Mr. Boise.
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From this reading VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.
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From this reading “That is the junior member of our firm,” explained Mr. Boise.
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From this reading VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.
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From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.
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From this reading “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “That is the junior member of our firm,” explained Mr. Boise.
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From this reading “I am going out to some telephone,” she said.
above and across; more than
From this reading “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.
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From this reading VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.
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From this reading “I am going out to some telephone,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I am going out to some telephone,” she said.
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From this reading “I am going out to some telephone,” she said.
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From this reading “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is the junior member of our firm,” explained Mr. Boise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.
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From this reading “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am going out to some telephone,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VINDICATION OF TOM The two lawyers and the telephone boy looked curiously at Miss Renfield.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
which person or people
From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.
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From this reading “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am sure I can tell exactly who is talking, though I am not very familiar with this gentleman’s voice,” and she looked at Mr. Cutler.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I will then call up the office, and each of you, in turn, may speak to me over the wire.
