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Chapter XXIX
“First I should like----” “Dash it all! Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night? Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it. And try to speak the truth.” It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““First I should like----” “Dash it all!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?”
impossible to defeat or discourage
From this reading “It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And try to speak the truth.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
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From this reading “First I should like----” “Dash it all!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
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From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
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From this reading “First I should like----” “Dash it all!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First I should like----” “Dash it all!
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From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “First I should like----” “Dash it all!
impossible to defeat or discourage
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
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From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
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From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “First I should like----” “Dash it all!
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From this reading “First I should like----” “Dash it all!
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From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
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From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
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From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
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From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
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From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
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From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “First I should like----” “Dash it all!
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From this reading And try to speak the truth.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And try to speak the truth.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
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From this reading And try to speak the truth.”
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From this reading And try to speak the truth.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
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From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
