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Chapter II
THE GIANT'S HEART. When Harry had finished reading, the colonel gallantly declared that the story was the best they had had. Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing. "Ah! Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.”
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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 Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
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From this reading "Ah!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.
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From this reading Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
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From this reading Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
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From this reading When Harry had finished reading, the colonel gallantly declared that the story was the best they had had.
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From this reading When Harry had finished reading, the colonel gallantly declared that the story was the best they had had.
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From this reading When Harry had finished reading, the colonel gallantly declared that the story was the best they had had.
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From this reading Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.
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From this reading When Harry had finished reading, the colonel gallantly declared that the story was the best they had had.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.
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From this reading When Harry had finished reading, the colonel gallantly declared that the story was the best they had had.
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From this reading THE GIANT'S HEART.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Harry had finished reading, the colonel gallantly declared that the story was the best they had had.
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From this reading When Harry had finished reading, the colonel gallantly declared that the story was the best they had had.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.
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From this reading THE GIANT'S HEART.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
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From this reading Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.
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From this reading Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.
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From this reading Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
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From this reading Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.
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From this reading When Harry had finished reading, the colonel gallantly declared that the story was the best they had had.
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From this reading Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
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From this reading When Harry had finished reading, the colonel gallantly declared that the story was the best they had had.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Harry had finished reading, the colonel gallantly declared that the story was the best they had had.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIANT'S HEART.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Harry had finished reading, the colonel gallantly declared that the story was the best they had had.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
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From this reading Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.
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From this reading Mrs. Armstrong received this as a joke, and begged him not to be so unsparing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Harry had finished reading, the colonel gallantly declared that the story was the best they had had.
at the time that
From this reading When Harry had finished reading, the colonel gallantly declared that the story was the best they had had.
but in spite of that
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mrs. Armstrong," returned he laughing, "you are not old enough yet, to know the truth from a joke.
