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Chapter XXII
A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it. It looked very much as if my fellow-passenger was endeavoring to rob me. I had suspected from the start that this man was not "straight." There was that peculiar something about his manner which I did not like. He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There was that peculiar something about his manner which I did not like.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It looked very much as if my fellow-passenger was endeavoring to rob me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There was that peculiar something about his manner which I did not like.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had suspected from the start that this man was not "straight."”
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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 A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was that peculiar something about his manner which I did not like.
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From this reading He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.
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From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
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From this reading He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It looked very much as if my fellow-passenger was endeavoring to rob me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was that peculiar something about his manner which I did not like.
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From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked very much as if my fellow-passenger was endeavoring to rob me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked very much as if my fellow-passenger was endeavoring to rob me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had suspected from the start that this man was not "straight."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had suspected from the start that this man was not "straight."
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From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was that peculiar something about his manner which I did not like.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It looked very much as if my fellow-passenger was endeavoring to rob me.
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From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
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From this reading There was that peculiar something about his manner which I did not like.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It looked very much as if my fellow-passenger was endeavoring to rob me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had suspected from the start that this man was not "straight."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was that peculiar something about his manner which I did not like.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It looked very much as if my fellow-passenger was endeavoring to rob me.
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From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked very much as if my fellow-passenger was endeavoring to rob me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had suspected from the start that this man was not "straight."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was that peculiar something about his manner which I did not like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked very much as if my fellow-passenger was endeavoring to rob me.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was that peculiar something about his manner which I did not like.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had suspected from the start that this man was not "straight."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had suspected from the start that this man was not "straight."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had suspected from the start that this man was not "straight."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had suspected from the start that this man was not "straight."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had suspected from the start that this man was not "straight."
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From this reading There was that peculiar something about his manner which I did not like.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had suspected from the start that this man was not "straight."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looked very much as if my fellow-passenger was endeavoring to rob me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
at the time that
From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was that peculiar something about his manner which I did not like.
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From this reading He had been altogether too familiar from the first; too willing to make himself agreeable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A TELEGRAM I was startled and indignant when I discovered Mr. Allen Price with my handbag, trying to open it.
