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Chapter XVII
MONTAGUE NEVITT FINESSES. Guy rose mechanically, and followed him to the door. Nevitt still held the forged cheque in his hand. Guy thought of it so to himself in plain terms, as the forgery. Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nevitt still held the forged cheque in his hand.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Guy thought of it so to himself in plain terms, as the forgery.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Guy rose mechanically, and followed him to the door.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nevitt still held the forged cheque in his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Guy thought of it so to himself in plain terms, as the forgery.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Guy rose mechanically, and followed him to the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Guy thought of it so to himself in plain terms, as the forgery.
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From this reading Nevitt still held the forged cheque in his hand.
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From this reading Guy rose mechanically, and followed him to the door.
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From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
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From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
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From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
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From this reading MONTAGUE NEVITT FINESSES.
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From this reading Guy rose mechanically, and followed him to the door.
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From this reading Nevitt still held the forged cheque in his hand.
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From this reading Guy thought of it so to himself in plain terms, as the forgery.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
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From this reading Guy rose mechanically, and followed him to the door.
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From this reading Nevitt still held the forged cheque in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
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From this reading Nevitt still held the forged cheque in his hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Guy rose mechanically, and followed him to the door.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Guy thought of it so to himself in plain terms, as the forgery.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevitt still held the forged cheque in his hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nevitt still held the forged cheque in his hand.
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From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Guy thought of it so to himself in plain terms, as the forgery.
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From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
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From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
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From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
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From this reading Guy rose mechanically, and followed him to the door.
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From this reading MONTAGUE NEVITT FINESSES.
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From this reading MONTAGUE NEVITT FINESSES.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Guy thought of it so to himself in plain terms, as the forgery.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
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From this reading Guy thought of it so to himself in plain terms, as the forgery.
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From this reading Guy rose mechanically, and followed him to the door.
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From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Guy thought of it so to himself in plain terms, as the forgery.
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From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevitt still held the forged cheque in his hand.
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From this reading Guy thought of it so to himself in plain terms, as the forgery.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Guy rose mechanically, and followed him to the door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guy thought of it so to himself in plain terms, as the forgery.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Guy rose mechanically, and followed him to the door.
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From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet somehow, he knew not why, he followed that sinister figure through the passage and down the stairs like one irresistibly and magnetically drawn forward.
