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Chapter XIX
LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight. "Dave, they haven't come back yet." "So I see," returned our hero, and he was much disturbed. He ate sparingly, and the senator's son also had but little appetite for the meal. "Say, what's become of those chaps?" questioned Shadow.
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a desire for food
From this reading “He ate sparingly, and the senator's son also had but little appetite for the meal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Dave, they haven't come back yet."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He ate sparingly, and the senator's son also had but little appetite for the meal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"So I see," returned our hero, and he was much disturbed.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “"Say, what's become of those chaps?" questioned Shadow.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “"Say, what's become of those chaps?" questioned Shadow.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Dave, they haven't come back yet."”
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
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From this reading He ate sparingly, and the senator's son also had but little appetite for the meal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
a desire for food
From this reading He ate sparingly, and the senator's son also had but little appetite for the meal.
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From this reading He ate sparingly, and the senator's son also had but little appetite for the meal.
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From this reading "Dave, they haven't come back yet."
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From this reading "Say, what's become of those chaps?" questioned Shadow.
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
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From this reading "Say, what's become of those chaps?" questioned Shadow.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dave, they haven't come back yet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
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From this reading "So I see," returned our hero, and he was much disturbed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He ate sparingly, and the senator's son also had but little appetite for the meal.
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From this reading "Dave, they haven't come back yet."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So I see," returned our hero, and he was much disturbed.
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From this reading "So I see," returned our hero, and he was much disturbed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So I see," returned our hero, and he was much disturbed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He ate sparingly, and the senator's son also had but little appetite for the meal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
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From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
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From this reading "So I see," returned our hero, and he was much disturbed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Say, what's become of those chaps?" questioned Shadow.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "So I see," returned our hero, and he was much disturbed.
above and across; more than
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, what's become of those chaps?" questioned Shadow.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "So I see," returned our hero, and he was much disturbed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, what's become of those chaps?" questioned Shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So I see," returned our hero, and he was much disturbed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He ate sparingly, and the senator's son also had but little appetite for the meal.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading "Say, what's become of those chaps?" questioned Shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So I see," returned our hero, and he was much disturbed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He ate sparingly, and the senator's son also had but little appetite for the meal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He ate sparingly, and the senator's son also had but little appetite for the meal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Say, what's become of those chaps?" questioned Shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So I see," returned our hero, and he was much disturbed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, what's become of those chaps?" questioned Shadow.
at the time that
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE RUNAWAYS When Dave and Roger went to the midday meal in the dining-room they looked all over for Phil, Ben, and Buster, but the three were not in sight.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Dave, they haven't come back yet."
