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Chapter XVI
TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing. "On how many cylinders?" says I. I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along. First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared. Penrhyn!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.”
any person at all
From this reading “First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.”
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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 TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
any person at all
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
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From this reading "On how many cylinders?" says I.
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
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From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
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From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
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From this reading "On how many cylinders?" says I.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
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From this reading "On how many cylinders?" says I.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
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From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On how many cylinders?" says I.
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "On how many cylinders?" says I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I might have added, too, that even if he'd been mislaid permanent I could struggle along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
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From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
at the time that
From this reading TORCHY TACKLES A MYSTERY I'll admit I didn't get all stirred up when Mr. Robert comes in from luncheon and announces that this Penrhyn Deems person is missing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading First off, anybody with a name like that could be easy spared.
