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Chapter XI
"Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet. "Then let's go for a walk! One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears! That looks like a Bedouin camp over there! You are missing all the sights...
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.”
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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 "Then let's go for a walk!
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From this reading You are missing all the sights...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
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From this reading That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!
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From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
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From this reading That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!
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From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
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From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
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From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
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From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
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From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then let's go for a walk!
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From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
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From this reading "Then let's go for a walk!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
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From this reading "Then let's go for a walk!
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From this reading That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!
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From this reading That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!
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From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
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From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
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From this reading You are missing all the sights...
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From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
above and across; more than
From this reading That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
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From this reading You are missing all the sights...
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From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
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From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
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From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That looks like a Bedouin camp over there!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You are missing all the sights...
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From this reading "Then let's go for a walk!
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From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Right oh!" he called cheerily, and stretching himself stumbled to his feet.
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From this reading One gets cramped sitting cooped in here, and there are," he lowered his voice, "so many ears!
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From this reading "Then let's go for a walk!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are missing all the sights...
