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Chapter X
Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever. If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall. But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife. _“Tell her that wastes her time and me,”_ kept running through Jim's head. He was furious at Charity for wasting so much of him.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “_“Tell her that wastes her time and me,”_ kept running through Jim's head.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_“Tell her that wastes her time and me,”_ kept running through Jim's head.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_“Tell her that wastes her time and me,”_ kept running through Jim's head.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.
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From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
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From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.
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From this reading But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was furious at Charity for wasting so much of him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.
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From this reading He was furious at Charity for wasting so much of him.
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From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.
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From this reading _“Tell her that wastes her time and me,”_ kept running through Jim's head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _“Tell her that wastes her time and me,”_ kept running through Jim's head.
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From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _“Tell her that wastes her time and me,”_ kept running through Jim's head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _“Tell her that wastes her time and me,”_ kept running through Jim's head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _“Tell her that wastes her time and me,”_ kept running through Jim's head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was furious at Charity for wasting so much of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
above and across; more than
From this reading If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _“Tell her that wastes her time and me,”_ kept running through Jim's head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _“Tell her that wastes her time and me,”_ kept running through Jim's head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _“Tell her that wastes her time and me,”_ kept running through Jim's head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _“Tell her that wastes her time and me,”_ kept running through Jim's head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _“Tell her that wastes her time and me,”_ kept running through Jim's head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was furious at Charity for wasting so much of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there was little danger of Peter Cheever's being found so near his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim slunk out and slunk down the marble steps and down the winding walk and through the monstrous gate into the highway along the sea, enraged at himself and at Charity and at Peter Cheever.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had met Cheever he would have picked him up and flung him over the sea-wall.
