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Chapter II
For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed. "What are you doing here?" Harry gasped, finally. And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing. "You sneak!" he cried.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You sneak!" he cried.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What are you doing here?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.”
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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 For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
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From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
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From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you doing here?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
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From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
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From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
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From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You sneak!" he cried.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
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From this reading "What are you doing here?"
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From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
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From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
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From this reading Harry gasped, finally.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
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From this reading Harry gasped, finally.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
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From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
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From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
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From this reading Harry gasped, finally.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What are you doing here?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
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From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
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From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
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From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
not any; not one
From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
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From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
above and across; more than
From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
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From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
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From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
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From this reading "You sneak!" he cried.
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From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
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From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
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From this reading And then, all at once, it came over him that it did not matter what Ernest answered; that there could be no reasonable and good explanation for what he had caught Graves doing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you doing here?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For a moment it would have been hard to say which of them was more completely staggered and amazed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you doing here?"
