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Chapter XIV
"Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion. "I know I had the jacket in here." "Have you got it on?" he said. "No--no--no! I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Have you got it on?" he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know I had the jacket in here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I know I had the jacket in here."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.”
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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 "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
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From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
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From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
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From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
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From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
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From this reading "Have you got it on?" he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I know I had the jacket in here."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you got it on?" he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have you got it on?" he said.
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From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know I had the jacket in here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Have you got it on?" he said.
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From this reading "I know I had the jacket in here."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I know I had the jacket in here."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
not any; not one
From this reading "No--no--no!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Have you got it on?" he said.
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From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you got it on?" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I hung it on a bit of sharp stone that stuck out of the wall somewhere, and I can't feel the place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
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From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Don't talk to me," I cried, as I went feeling about the wall, with my head in a state of confusion.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you got it on?" he said.
