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Chapter XVIII
ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly. To MONTGOMERY BREWSTER, Private Yacht Flitter, Gibraltar. There is an agitation to declare for free silver. You may have twice as much to spend. Hooray.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “There is an agitation to declare for free silver.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You may have twice as much to spend.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may have twice as much to spend.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is an agitation to declare for free silver.”
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From this reading There is an agitation to declare for free silver.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You may have twice as much to spend.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
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From this reading To MONTGOMERY BREWSTER, Private Yacht Flitter, Gibraltar.
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From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
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From this reading There is an agitation to declare for free silver.
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From this reading To MONTGOMERY BREWSTER, Private Yacht Flitter, Gibraltar.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is an agitation to declare for free silver.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading There is an agitation to declare for free silver.
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From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
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From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You may have twice as much to spend.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
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From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
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From this reading Hooray.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is an agitation to declare for free silver.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading You may have twice as much to spend.
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From this reading To MONTGOMERY BREWSTER, Private Yacht Flitter, Gibraltar.
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From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
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From this reading You may have twice as much to spend.
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From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
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From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
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From this reading To MONTGOMERY BREWSTER, Private Yacht Flitter, Gibraltar.
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From this reading There is an agitation to declare for free silver.
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From this reading You may have twice as much to spend.
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From this reading There is an agitation to declare for free silver.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To MONTGOMERY BREWSTER, Private Yacht Flitter, Gibraltar.
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From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
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From this reading You may have twice as much to spend.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ONE HERO AND ANOTHER At Gibraltar, Monty was handed an ominous-looking cablegram which he opened tremblingly.
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From this reading To MONTGOMERY BREWSTER, Private Yacht Flitter, Gibraltar.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You may have twice as much to spend.
