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Chapter XXI
IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!" And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment. "Oh, I don't know about that," was the hesitating reply. "I--I should have smashed it when I received it." "Where did you get the wine, if I may ask?"
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"Oh, I don't know about that," was the hesitating reply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I--I should have smashed it when I received it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I don't know about that," was the hesitating reply.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"Where did you get the wine, if I may ask?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"”
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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 And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Oh, I don't know about that," was the hesitating reply.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
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From this reading "Where did you get the wine, if I may ask?"
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From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
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From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
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From this reading And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
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From this reading And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know about that," was the hesitating reply.
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From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
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From this reading "Where did you get the wine, if I may ask?"
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From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
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From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
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From this reading And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I--I should have smashed it when I received it."
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From this reading And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know about that," was the hesitating reply.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I don't know about that," was the hesitating reply.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Where did you get the wine, if I may ask?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I--I should have smashed it when I received it."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I don't know about that," was the hesitating reply.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Where did you get the wine, if I may ask?"
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From this reading And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know about that," was the hesitating reply.
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From this reading And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
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From this reading "I--I should have smashed it when I received it."
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From this reading "Oh, I don't know about that," was the hesitating reply.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I--I should have smashed it when I received it."
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From this reading And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
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From this reading "I--I should have smashed it when I received it."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
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From this reading And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
at the time that
From this reading "I--I should have smashed it when I received it."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did you get the wine, if I may ask?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
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From this reading "Where did you get the wine, if I may ask?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IN WHICH THE BOYS GIVE AN ENTERTAINMENT "Gus, that was the bravest thing you ever did!"
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From this reading And so speaking, Dave caught the other youth by the hand and shoulder and held him for a moment.
