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Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected. That's the way with a nice thing when you get it started. Well, young man, you're done for; and so are we, for that matter. We supposed that note which you addressed to Mrs. Campbell was intended for Miss Rice--" Welling: "Ho, ho, ho! Ah, ha, ha!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, young man, you're done for; and so are we, for that matter.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That's the way with a nice thing when you get it started.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, young man, you're done for; and so are we, for that matter.”
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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 Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.
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From this reading We supposed that note which you addressed to Mrs. Campbell was intended for Miss Rice--" Welling: "Ho, ho, ho!
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From this reading Ah, ha, ha!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, young man, you're done for; and so are we, for that matter.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, young man, you're done for; and so are we, for that matter.
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From this reading Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, young man, you're done for; and so are we, for that matter.
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From this reading Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, young man, you're done for; and so are we, for that matter.
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From this reading That's the way with a nice thing when you get it started.
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From this reading Ah, ha, ha!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.
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From this reading We supposed that note which you addressed to Mrs. Campbell was intended for Miss Rice--" Welling: "Ho, ho, ho!
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From this reading We supposed that note which you addressed to Mrs. Campbell was intended for Miss Rice--" Welling: "Ho, ho, ho!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That's the way with a nice thing when you get it started.
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From this reading Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.
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From this reading Well, young man, you're done for; and so are we, for that matter.
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From this reading Well, young man, you're done for; and so are we, for that matter.
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From this reading Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.
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From this reading We supposed that note which you addressed to Mrs. Campbell was intended for Miss Rice--" Welling: "Ho, ho, ho!
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From this reading We supposed that note which you addressed to Mrs. Campbell was intended for Miss Rice--" Welling: "Ho, ho, ho!
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From this reading That's the way with a nice thing when you get it started.
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From this reading Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.
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From this reading We supposed that note which you addressed to Mrs. Campbell was intended for Miss Rice--" Welling: "Ho, ho, ho!
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From this reading We supposed that note which you addressed to Mrs. Campbell was intended for Miss Rice--" Welling: "Ho, ho, ho!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, young man, you're done for; and so are we, for that matter.
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From this reading That's the way with a nice thing when you get it started.
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From this reading We supposed that note which you addressed to Mrs. Campbell was intended for Miss Rice--" Welling: "Ho, ho, ho!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, young man, you're done for; and so are we, for that matter.
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From this reading That's the way with a nice thing when you get it started.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That's the way with a nice thing when you get it started.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That's the way with a nice thing when you get it started.
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From this reading Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We supposed that note which you addressed to Mrs. Campbell was intended for Miss Rice--" Welling: "Ho, ho, ho!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We supposed that note which you addressed to Mrs. Campbell was intended for Miss Rice--" Welling: "Ho, ho, ho!
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From this reading That's the way with a nice thing when you get it started.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Campbell: "It's about a million times nicer than we could have expected.
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From this reading Well, young man, you're done for; and so are we, for that matter.
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From this reading We supposed that note which you addressed to Mrs. Campbell was intended for Miss Rice--" Welling: "Ho, ho, ho!
at the time that
From this reading That's the way with a nice thing when you get it started.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We supposed that note which you addressed to Mrs. Campbell was intended for Miss Rice--" Welling: "Ho, ho, ho!
in the company of; together with
From this reading That's the way with a nice thing when you get it started.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That's the way with a nice thing when you get it started.
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From this reading Well, young man, you're done for; and so are we, for that matter.
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From this reading Well, young man, you're done for; and so are we, for that matter.
