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Chapter XXIII
GIVEN IN TRUST "Well, lad, have you had enough of Emmonsville?" The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters. "Why do you ask, Luke?" replied Ernest. "Are you tired of it?" "Yes, lad, I want to move on."
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later than; following
From this reading “The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “GIVEN IN TRUST "Well, lad, have you had enough of Emmonsville?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why do you ask, Luke?" replied Ernest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GIVEN IN TRUST "Well, lad, have you had enough of Emmonsville?"”
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later than; following
From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you tired of it?"
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From this reading "Why do you ask, Luke?" replied Ernest.
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From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
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From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why do you ask, Luke?" replied Ernest.
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From this reading GIVEN IN TRUST "Well, lad, have you had enough of Emmonsville?"
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From this reading GIVEN IN TRUST "Well, lad, have you had enough of Emmonsville?"
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From this reading "Why do you ask, Luke?" replied Ernest.
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From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
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From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
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From this reading GIVEN IN TRUST "Well, lad, have you had enough of Emmonsville?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GIVEN IN TRUST "Well, lad, have you had enough of Emmonsville?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GIVEN IN TRUST "Well, lad, have you had enough of Emmonsville?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, lad, I want to move on."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GIVEN IN TRUST "Well, lad, have you had enough of Emmonsville?"
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From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Are you tired of it?"
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From this reading GIVEN IN TRUST "Well, lad, have you had enough of Emmonsville?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
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From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
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From this reading "Yes, lad, I want to move on."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GIVEN IN TRUST "Well, lad, have you had enough of Emmonsville?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, lad, I want to move on."
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From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why do you ask, Luke?" replied Ernest.
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From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
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From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
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From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
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From this reading "Are you tired of it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, lad, I want to move on."
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From this reading GIVEN IN TRUST "Well, lad, have you had enough of Emmonsville?"
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From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
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From this reading "Yes, lad, I want to move on."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was Luke Robbins and the time was two days after the series of exciting incidents recorded in the last few chapters.
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From this reading GIVEN IN TRUST "Well, lad, have you had enough of Emmonsville?"
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From this reading "Why do you ask, Luke?" replied Ernest.
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From this reading "Yes, lad, I want to move on."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GIVEN IN TRUST "Well, lad, have you had enough of Emmonsville?"
