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Chapter VIII
A GATHERING OF OAK HALL BOYS "Well, they are gone, that's certain!" "Yes, and there is no telling where they went to." "Must have slipped out by a back way." "They sure are a slick pair." It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Must have slipped out by a back way."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"Must have slipped out by a back way."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"They sure are a slick pair."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A GATHERING OF OAK HALL BOYS "Well, they are gone, that's certain!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, and there is no telling where they went to."”
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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 A GATHERING OF OAK HALL BOYS "Well, they are gone, that's certain!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, and there is no telling where they went to."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A GATHERING OF OAK HALL BOYS "Well, they are gone, that's certain!"
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From this reading "Must have slipped out by a back way."
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From this reading A GATHERING OF OAK HALL BOYS "Well, they are gone, that's certain!"
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From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Must have slipped out by a back way."
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From this reading A GATHERING OF OAK HALL BOYS "Well, they are gone, that's certain!"
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From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
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From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
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From this reading A GATHERING OF OAK HALL BOYS "Well, they are gone, that's certain!"
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From this reading A GATHERING OF OAK HALL BOYS "Well, they are gone, that's certain!"
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From this reading A GATHERING OF OAK HALL BOYS "Well, they are gone, that's certain!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Must have slipped out by a back way."
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From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, and there is no telling where they went to."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
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From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Must have slipped out by a back way."
not any; not one
From this reading "Yes, and there is no telling where they went to."
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From this reading A GATHERING OF OAK HALL BOYS "Well, they are gone, that's certain!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GATHERING OF OAK HALL BOYS "Well, they are gone, that's certain!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
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From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
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From this reading "Must have slipped out by a back way."
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From this reading "They sure are a slick pair."
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From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They sure are a slick pair."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Must have slipped out by a back way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "They sure are a slick pair."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, and there is no telling where they went to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GATHERING OF OAK HALL BOYS "Well, they are gone, that's certain!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
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From this reading "Yes, and there is no telling where they went to."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A GATHERING OF OAK HALL BOYS "Well, they are gone, that's certain!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, and there is no telling where they went to."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some time later, and Dave and the other boys stood on the broad piazza of the hotel discussing the situation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Must have slipped out by a back way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A GATHERING OF OAK HALL BOYS "Well, they are gone, that's certain!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, and there is no telling where they went to."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Yes, and there is no telling where they went to."
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From this reading "Yes, and there is no telling where they went to."
