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Chapter X
Ten minutes later Mallard was at the hall door giving instructions to the reporter. “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through. And as fast as any farther news come in rap out another. Get all the boys you can, and distribute the specials everywhere--anywhere. Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And as fast as any farther news come in rap out another.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And as fast as any farther news come in rap out another.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.”
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From this reading Get all the boys you can, and distribute the specials everywhere--anywhere.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And as fast as any farther news come in rap out another.
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From this reading And as fast as any farther news come in rap out another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get all the boys you can, and distribute the specials everywhere--anywhere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ten minutes later Mallard was at the hall door giving instructions to the reporter.
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From this reading “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get all the boys you can, and distribute the specials everywhere--anywhere.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as fast as any farther news come in rap out another.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get all the boys you can, and distribute the specials everywhere--anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ten minutes later Mallard was at the hall door giving instructions to the reporter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get all the boys you can, and distribute the specials everywhere--anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as fast as any farther news come in rap out another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get all the boys you can, and distribute the specials everywhere--anywhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ten minutes later Mallard was at the hall door giving instructions to the reporter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ten minutes later Mallard was at the hall door giving instructions to the reporter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And as fast as any farther news come in rap out another.
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From this reading Ten minutes later Mallard was at the hall door giving instructions to the reporter.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'
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From this reading Ten minutes later Mallard was at the hall door giving instructions to the reporter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ten minutes later Mallard was at the hall door giving instructions to the reporter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ten minutes later Mallard was at the hall door giving instructions to the reporter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as fast as any farther news come in rap out another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as fast as any farther news come in rap out another.
above and across; more than
From this reading Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And as fast as any farther news come in rap out another.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ten minutes later Mallard was at the hall door giving instructions to the reporter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get all the boys you can, and distribute the specials everywhere--anywhere.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ten minutes later Mallard was at the hall door giving instructions to the reporter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ten minutes later Mallard was at the hall door giving instructions to the reporter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ten minutes later Mallard was at the hall door giving instructions to the reporter.
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From this reading Chuck some over into the cemetery--they'll make the dead 'get up and holler.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ten minutes later Mallard was at the hall door giving instructions to the reporter.
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From this reading “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hurry back as fast as you can, Winthrop, and tell Mr. Flynn to rash the special through.
