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Chapter XV
Vance went gloomily to the room of Terry and called him out. The boy was pale, but perfectly calm, and he looked older, much older. "There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now. "And they even started a little lynching party. But we stopped all that.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And they even started a little lynching party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And they even started a little lynching party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boy was pale, but perfectly calm, and he looked older, much older.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And they even started a little lynching party.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But we stopped all that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Vance went gloomily to the room of Terry and called him out.”
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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 "There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.
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From this reading But we stopped all that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vance went gloomily to the room of Terry and called him out.
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From this reading The boy was pale, but perfectly calm, and he looked older, much older.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The boy was pale, but perfectly calm, and he looked older, much older.
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From this reading Vance went gloomily to the room of Terry and called him out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy was pale, but perfectly calm, and he looked older, much older.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And they even started a little lynching party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vance went gloomily to the room of Terry and called him out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy was pale, but perfectly calm, and he looked older, much older.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Vance went gloomily to the room of Terry and called him out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And they even started a little lynching party.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy was pale, but perfectly calm, and he looked older, much older.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And they even started a little lynching party.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy was pale, but perfectly calm, and he looked older, much older.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vance went gloomily to the room of Terry and called him out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy was pale, but perfectly calm, and he looked older, much older.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vance went gloomily to the room of Terry and called him out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy was pale, but perfectly calm, and he looked older, much older.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And they even started a little lynching party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The boy was pale, but perfectly calm, and he looked older, much older.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vance went gloomily to the room of Terry and called him out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And they even started a little lynching party.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we stopped all that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vance went gloomily to the room of Terry and called him out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But we stopped all that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vance went gloomily to the room of Terry and called him out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There was a great deal of talk," said Vance--he must make doubly sure of Terence now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And they even started a little lynching party.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vance went gloomily to the room of Terry and called him out.
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From this reading Vance went gloomily to the room of Terry and called him out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The boy was pale, but perfectly calm, and he looked older, much older.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we stopped all that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Vance went gloomily to the room of Terry and called him out.
