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Chapter XIV
VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it. “Do you mean to say that there's another way of entering that bank vault?” Starr demanded when Britt began to twirl the knob of a steel door that guarded his private vault. “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.” Britt went on with the working of the combination.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Do you mean to say that there's another way of entering that bank vault?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Starr demanded when Britt began to twirl the knob of a steel door that guarded his private vault.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.””
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading ““Do you mean to say that there's another way of entering that bank vault?””
by way of; passing through
From this reading “VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Britt went on with the working of the combination.”
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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 VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Do you mean to say that there's another way of entering that bank vault?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you mean to say that there's another way of entering that bank vault?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Starr demanded when Britt began to twirl the knob of a steel door that guarded his private vault.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Starr demanded when Britt began to twirl the knob of a steel door that guarded his private vault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Britt went on with the working of the combination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Starr demanded when Britt began to twirl the knob of a steel door that guarded his private vault.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you mean to say that there's another way of entering that bank vault?”
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From this reading Starr demanded when Britt began to twirl the knob of a steel door that guarded his private vault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you mean to say that there's another way of entering that bank vault?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Starr demanded when Britt began to twirl the knob of a steel door that guarded his private vault.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
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From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
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From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Starr demanded when Britt began to twirl the knob of a steel door that guarded his private vault.
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From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Starr demanded when Britt began to twirl the knob of a steel door that guarded his private vault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you mean to say that there's another way of entering that bank vault?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Do you mean to say that there's another way of entering that bank vault?”
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From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you mean to say that there's another way of entering that bank vault?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Starr demanded when Britt began to twirl the knob of a steel door that guarded his private vault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Starr demanded when Britt began to twirl the knob of a steel door that guarded his private vault.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you mean to say that there's another way of entering that bank vault?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you mean to say that there's another way of entering that bank vault?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Starr demanded when Britt began to twirl the knob of a steel door that guarded his private vault.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
a stone room, often below a church, used for burial
From this reading “Do you mean to say that there's another way of entering that bank vault?”
by way of; passing through
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VIA THE PRESIDENT'S PRIVATE WAY There was a hanging lamp in Britt's office, and the president hastened to light it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Britt went on with the working of the combination.
at the time that
From this reading Starr demanded when Britt began to twirl the knob of a steel door that guarded his private vault.
which person or people
From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Britt went on with the working of the combination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Britt went on with the working of the combination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm beginning to think that the fellow who wrote on that placard had this joint sized up mighty well.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you mean to say that there's another way of entering that bank vault?”
