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Chapter XVI
GENTLE WOOER. Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment. Mr. Nevitt, indeed, had laid his plans deep. He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information. Mr. Nevitt was free.
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every person
From this reading “He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Mr. Nevitt was free.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.”
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From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
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From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
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From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
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From this reading Mr. Nevitt, indeed, had laid his plans deep.
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From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
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From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
every person
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
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From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Mr. Nevitt was free.
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From this reading GENTLE WOOER.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Nevitt, indeed, had laid his plans deep.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
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From this reading Mr. Nevitt, indeed, had laid his plans deep.
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From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
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From this reading Mr. Nevitt, indeed, had laid his plans deep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
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From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
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From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
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From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
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From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
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From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
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From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
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From this reading Mr. Nevitt, indeed, had laid his plans deep.
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From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
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From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
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From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
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From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
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From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had everybody's secrets all round in his hands, and he meant to make everybody pay dear in the end for his information.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Nevitt was free.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Montague Nevitt rubbed his hands with delight in the sacred privacy of his own apartment.
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From this reading GENTLE WOOER.
