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Chapter IV
A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil. "He's as kind as they make 'em, isn't he?" "It's a jolly shame," grumbled the senator's son. "To make us stay in this stuffy classroom on such a fine evening as this." "I am glad I finished with my lessons," was Dave's comment.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"To make us stay in this stuffy classroom on such a fine evening as this."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He's as kind as they make 'em, isn't he?"”
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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 PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am glad I finished with my lessons," was Dave's comment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "He's as kind as they make 'em, isn't he?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
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From this reading A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
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From this reading "To make us stay in this stuffy classroom on such a fine evening as this."
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From this reading "I am glad I finished with my lessons," was Dave's comment.
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From this reading "I am glad I finished with my lessons," was Dave's comment.
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From this reading "He's as kind as they make 'em, isn't he?"
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From this reading "To make us stay in this stuffy classroom on such a fine evening as this."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "To make us stay in this stuffy classroom on such a fine evening as this."
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From this reading "I am glad I finished with my lessons," was Dave's comment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
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From this reading "I am glad I finished with my lessons," was Dave's comment.
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From this reading "It's a jolly shame," grumbled the senator's son.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He's as kind as they make 'em, isn't he?"
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From this reading "He's as kind as they make 'em, isn't he?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am glad I finished with my lessons," was Dave's comment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "To make us stay in this stuffy classroom on such a fine evening as this."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's as kind as they make 'em, isn't he?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a jolly shame," grumbled the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a jolly shame," grumbled the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's as kind as they make 'em, isn't he?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am glad I finished with my lessons," was Dave's comment.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He's as kind as they make 'em, isn't he?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am glad I finished with my lessons," was Dave's comment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "To make us stay in this stuffy classroom on such a fine evening as this."
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From this reading A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a jolly shame," grumbled the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a jolly shame," grumbled the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a jolly shame," grumbled the senator's son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To make us stay in this stuffy classroom on such a fine evening as this."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To make us stay in this stuffy classroom on such a fine evening as this."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "To make us stay in this stuffy classroom on such a fine evening as this."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's a jolly shame," grumbled the senator's son.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He's as kind as they make 'em, isn't he?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
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From this reading A PLOT TO "SQUARE UP" "Phew! but this is a real picnic!" came softly from Phil.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "To make us stay in this stuffy classroom on such a fine evening as this."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I am glad I finished with my lessons," was Dave's comment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I am glad I finished with my lessons," was Dave's comment.
