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Chapter XVIII
By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale. He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying. Maybe he enjoyed it, but it wasn’t wise. No, sir. It got us all into trouble.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.”
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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 He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
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From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Maybe he enjoyed it, but it wasn’t wise.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading Maybe he enjoyed it, but it wasn’t wise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
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From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
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From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading It got us all into trouble.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It got us all into trouble.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Maybe he enjoyed it, but it wasn’t wise.
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From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
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From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
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From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading Maybe he enjoyed it, but it wasn’t wise.
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From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
not any; not one
From this reading No, sir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
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From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
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From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
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From this reading No, sir.
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From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
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From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading It got us all into trouble.
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From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It got us all into trouble.
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From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading Maybe he enjoyed it, but it wasn’t wise.
which person or people
From this reading By that time Mr. Dunn was just about four pounds madder than any man who ever lived to tell the tale.
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From this reading Maybe he enjoyed it, but it wasn’t wise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He swelled up like a balloon and shoved out his jaw, and just waded out of that tent with all his fists flying.
