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Chapter XXXI
IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away. Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute. But now that chance was gone, and as I turned back to my two companions I felt utterly nonplussed. One thing was perfectly clear in my mind. The two men had gone to Brooklyn to see Mrs. Agatha Mitts.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One thing was perfectly clear in my mind.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One thing was perfectly clear in my mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One thing was perfectly clear in my mind.”
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From this reading The two men had gone to Brooklyn to see Mrs. Agatha Mitts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But now that chance was gone, and as I turned back to my two companions I felt utterly nonplussed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
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From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
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From this reading But now that chance was gone, and as I turned back to my two companions I felt utterly nonplussed.
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From this reading The two men had gone to Brooklyn to see Mrs. Agatha Mitts.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now that chance was gone, and as I turned back to my two companions I felt utterly nonplussed.
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From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
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From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
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From this reading But now that chance was gone, and as I turned back to my two companions I felt utterly nonplussed.
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From this reading One thing was perfectly clear in my mind.
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From this reading But now that chance was gone, and as I turned back to my two companions I felt utterly nonplussed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
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From this reading But now that chance was gone, and as I turned back to my two companions I felt utterly nonplussed.
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From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
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From this reading But now that chance was gone, and as I turned back to my two companions I felt utterly nonplussed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
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From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
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From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
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From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
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From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing was perfectly clear in my mind.
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From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two men had gone to Brooklyn to see Mrs. Agatha Mitts.
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From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
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From this reading The two men had gone to Brooklyn to see Mrs. Agatha Mitts.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But now that chance was gone, and as I turned back to my two companions I felt utterly nonplussed.
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From this reading But now that chance was gone, and as I turned back to my two companions I felt utterly nonplussed.
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From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thing was perfectly clear in my mind.
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From this reading One thing was perfectly clear in my mind.
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From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
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From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The two men had gone to Brooklyn to see Mrs. Agatha Mitts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One thing was perfectly clear in my mind.
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From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
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From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now that chance was gone, and as I turned back to my two companions I felt utterly nonplussed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now that chance was gone, and as I turned back to my two companions I felt utterly nonplussed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
at the time that
From this reading IN THE METROPOLIS I was thoroughly chagrined when I stood on the platform and saw the train roll away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now that I had Mr. Harrison and the sergeant of police with me I had fondly hoped to capture the two men, even if it was at the last minute.
