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Chapter III
If you don’t take it down I will!” “Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach. And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him. And he wheeled about again, so quickly that the crowd laughed. This raised his wrath to a white heat.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And he wheeled about again, so quickly that the crowd laughed.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If you don’t take it down I will!””
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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 “Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he wheeled about again, so quickly that the crowd laughed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.
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From this reading And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.
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From this reading “Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach.
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From this reading “Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach.
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From this reading “Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach.
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From this reading If you don’t take it down I will!”
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showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he wheeled about again, so quickly that the crowd laughed.
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From this reading This raised his wrath to a white heat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This raised his wrath to a white heat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you don’t take it down I will!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you don’t take it down I will!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you don’t take it down I will!”
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From this reading And he wheeled about again, so quickly that the crowd laughed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach.
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From this reading And he wheeled about again, so quickly that the crowd laughed.
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From this reading This raised his wrath to a white heat.
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From this reading And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And he wheeled about again, so quickly that the crowd laughed.
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From this reading And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If you don’t take it down I will!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And he wheeled about again, so quickly that the crowd laughed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This raised his wrath to a white heat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.
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From this reading And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.
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From this reading “Best not!” cried a voice from the little crowd about the coach.
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From this reading And he wheeled about again, so quickly that the crowd laughed.
at the time that
From this reading And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.
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From this reading This raised his wrath to a white heat.
which person or people
From this reading And when the angry gentleman turned to see who spoke, “Best not!” cried another behind him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If you don’t take it down I will!”
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From this reading This raised his wrath to a white heat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you don’t take it down I will!”
