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Chapter XXVIII
A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly. "How are you, Tuttle?" said Garrison. "Glad to see you. Come back in fifteen minutes, will you? I want your report."
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come back in fifteen minutes, will you?”
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading “A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.”
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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 A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are you, Tuttle?" said Garrison.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
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From this reading Come back in fifteen minutes, will you?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Come back in fifteen minutes, will you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come back in fifteen minutes, will you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
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From this reading "Glad to see you.
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From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
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From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
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From this reading "How are you, Tuttle?" said Garrison.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want your report."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
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From this reading Come back in fifteen minutes, will you?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want your report."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How are you, Tuttle?" said Garrison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Glad to see you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
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From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want your report."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HELPLESS SITUATION Confused thus to find himself in the presence of Dorothy as well as Garrison, Tuttle snatched off his hat and looked about him helplessly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Come back in fifteen minutes, will you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How are you, Tuttle?" said Garrison.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want your report."
