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Chapter VII
THE POOR LITTLE PENNY DREADFUL Oct. 5, 1895. Our "Crusaders." The poor little Penny Dreadful has been catching it once more. Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The poor little Penny Dreadful has been catching it once more.”
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading “THE POOR LITTLE PENNY DREADFUL Oct.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The poor little Penny Dreadful has been catching it once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE POOR LITTLE PENNY DREADFUL Oct.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The poor little Penny Dreadful has been catching it once more.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE POOR LITTLE PENNY DREADFUL Oct.”
seriously and formally
From this reading “Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The poor little Penny Dreadful has been catching it once more.
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From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
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From this reading The poor little Penny Dreadful has been catching it once more.
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From this reading Our "Crusaders."
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading THE POOR LITTLE PENNY DREADFUL Oct.
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From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poor little Penny Dreadful has been catching it once more.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The poor little Penny Dreadful has been catching it once more.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE POOR LITTLE PENNY DREADFUL Oct.
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From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
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From this reading The poor little Penny Dreadful has been catching it once more.
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From this reading THE POOR LITTLE PENNY DREADFUL Oct.
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From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
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From this reading The poor little Penny Dreadful has been catching it once more.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our "Crusaders."
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From this reading THE POOR LITTLE PENNY DREADFUL Oct.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE POOR LITTLE PENNY DREADFUL Oct.
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From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
seriously and formally
From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
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From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
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From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POOR LITTLE PENNY DREADFUL Oct.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
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From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
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From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
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From this reading Once more the British Press has stripped to its massive waist and solemnly squared up to this hardened young offender.
