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Chapter XXII
THE POLICEMAN. But, alas! Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled. The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong. He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “But, alas!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.”
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading But, alas!
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From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
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From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
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From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, alas!
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From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
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From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
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From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
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From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
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From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
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From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
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From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
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From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
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From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
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From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
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From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
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From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
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From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
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From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
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From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
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From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
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From this reading THE POLICEMAN.
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From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
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From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
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From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POLICEMAN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
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From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
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From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
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From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
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From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
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From this reading He saw him turn into the opening that led to the well, and thought now he had him.
at the time that
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
belonging to which person
From this reading Clare had made another enemy--the lad whose attempt to change the bandboxes he had foiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fellow followed him, lurkingly, all the way home--on the watch for fit place to pounce upon him, and punish him for doing right when he wanted him to do wrong.
