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Chapter XVI
THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene. You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act. Belasco stuff. The stage showin' the private office of the Corrugated Trust. It's a case of the big four in solemn conclave.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.”
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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 It's a case of the big four in solemn conclave.
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From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
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From this reading Belasco stuff.
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From this reading It's a case of the big four in solemn conclave.
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From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
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From this reading It's a case of the big four in solemn conclave.
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From this reading It's a case of the big four in solemn conclave.
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From this reading The stage showin' the private office of the Corrugated Trust.
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From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
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From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
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From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
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From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
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From this reading It's a case of the big four in solemn conclave.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's a case of the big four in solemn conclave.
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From this reading It's a case of the big four in solemn conclave.
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From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
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From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
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From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
no person; not anyone
From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
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From this reading The stage showin' the private office of the Corrugated Trust.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
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From this reading The stage showin' the private office of the Corrugated Trust.
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
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From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
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From this reading The stage showin' the private office of the Corrugated Trust.
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From this reading It's a case of the big four in solemn conclave.
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From this reading The stage showin' the private office of the Corrugated Trust.
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From this reading Belasco stuff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
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From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
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From this reading The stage showin' the private office of the Corrugated Trust.
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
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From this reading You know--lights dimmed, throbby music from the bull fiddle and kettle drums, and the ushers seatin' nobody durin' the act.
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE THIRTY-ONE If I knew how, you ought to be worked up to the proper pitch for this scene.
