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Chapter III
"He will?" I gave him Number 2--the wide-eyed innocent stare. "Why?" "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet! She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!
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any thing at all
From this reading “She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!”
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From this reading I gave him Number 2--the wide-eyed innocent stare.
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From this reading She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!
any thing at all
From this reading She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!
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From this reading She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!
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From this reading "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!
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From this reading I gave him Number 2--the wide-eyed innocent stare.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!
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From this reading She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He will?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I gave him Number 2--the wide-eyed innocent stare.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I gave him Number 2--the wide-eyed innocent stare.
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From this reading "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!
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From this reading I gave him Number 2--the wide-eyed innocent stare.
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From this reading "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!
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From this reading She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!
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From this reading I gave him Number 2--the wide-eyed innocent stare.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!
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From this reading "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!
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From this reading "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!
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From this reading She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!
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From this reading I gave him Number 2--the wide-eyed innocent stare.
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From this reading She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I gave him Number 2--the wide-eyed innocent stare.
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From this reading She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She's pulled this stunt before, and we always managed to quiet things down before anything happened!
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From this reading "Why?"
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From this reading I gave him Number 2--the wide-eyed innocent stare.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He will?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, you idiot, I thought you had sense enough to know that this should be kept quiet!
