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Chapter IX
DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape. Something did turn up. It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell. And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly. "You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something did turn up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.”
an excellent and dependable person who can be trusted
From this reading “It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.
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From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
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From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
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From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
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From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
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From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
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From this reading "You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.
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From this reading "You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Something did turn up.
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From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
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From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
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From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
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From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
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From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
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From this reading "You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
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From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.
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From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
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From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
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From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
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From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
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From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
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From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something did turn up.
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From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
an excellent and dependable person who can be trusted
From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
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From this reading Something did turn up.
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From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
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From this reading Something did turn up.
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From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
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From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
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From this reading DUNHAM TALKS BUSINESS And presently Perry learned why he had been keeping in shape.
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From this reading It happened in this wise: Felicity had been very canny; she'd made each trump card tell.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And with Perry Blair waved always in his face, Dunham had grown ugly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know I'm crazy about you," he complained.
