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Chapter XXXV
THE RETURN OF AN OLD FRIEND. One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered. "Mr. Gale!" he exclaimed, joyfully, rising and grasping the hands of his friend. "So you know me? Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Mr. Gale!" he exclaimed, joyfully, rising and grasping the hands of his friend.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So you know me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE RETURN OF AN OLD FRIEND.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
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From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
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From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
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From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
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From this reading Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."
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From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
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From this reading "Mr. Gale!" he exclaimed, joyfully, rising and grasping the hands of his friend.
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From this reading Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."
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From this reading THE RETURN OF AN OLD FRIEND.
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From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Gale!" he exclaimed, joyfully, rising and grasping the hands of his friend.
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From this reading Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Mr. Gale!" he exclaimed, joyfully, rising and grasping the hands of his friend.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
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From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mr. Gale!" he exclaimed, joyfully, rising and grasping the hands of his friend.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."
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From this reading "Mr. Gale!" he exclaimed, joyfully, rising and grasping the hands of his friend.
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From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So you know me?
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From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So you know me?
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From this reading "Mr. Gale!" he exclaimed, joyfully, rising and grasping the hands of his friend.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETURN OF AN OLD FRIEND.
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From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
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From this reading THE RETURN OF AN OLD FRIEND.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
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From this reading Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE RETURN OF AN OLD FRIEND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Gale!" he exclaimed, joyfully, rising and grasping the hands of his friend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you know me?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN OF AN OLD FRIEND.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."
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From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
at the time that
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
which person or people
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon my word, you have grown so that I find it difficult to recognize you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One afternoon Andy was busy writing in the office when he heard himself called by name, and, looking up, saw Walter Gale, who had just entered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you know me?
