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Chapter VI
MRS. HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair. It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him. It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him. Then Captain Spark came to his relief.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Then Captain Spark came to his relief.”
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.”
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading “Then Captain Spark came to his relief.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.”
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From this reading It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.
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From this reading It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
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From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.
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From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
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From this reading Then Captain Spark came to his relief.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then Captain Spark came to his relief.
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From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
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From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
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From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
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From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
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From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
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From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
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From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
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From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
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From this reading MRS.
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From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
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From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Then Captain Spark came to his relief.
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From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
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From this reading It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.
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From this reading It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.
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From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
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From this reading Then Captain Spark came to his relief.
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From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
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From this reading Then Captain Spark came to his relief.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was several seconds before any one thought to aid him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
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From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
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From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HENDERSON'S DECISION The minister, very much embarrassed, was doing his best to get rid of the chair.
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From this reading It was hard work, for if he turned around to one side to grasp it, the chair, naturally, swung away from him.
