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Chapter XII
"No, sir; that he wasn't." "Oh, how could you be so stupid! The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon." "Well, that's right, sir." "And because you didn't see him directly, the poor creature never got the soup."
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for the reason that
From this reading “The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"Oh, how could you be so stupid!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"And because you didn't see him directly, the poor creature never got the soup."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"And because you didn't see him directly, the poor creature never got the soup."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And because you didn't see him directly, the poor creature never got the soup."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And because you didn't see him directly, the poor creature never got the soup."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, that's right, sir."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, that's right, sir."”
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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 The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And because you didn't see him directly, the poor creature never got the soup."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, how could you be so stupid!
for the reason that
From this reading The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Oh, how could you be so stupid!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And because you didn't see him directly, the poor creature never got the soup."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And because you didn't see him directly, the poor creature never got the soup."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And because you didn't see him directly, the poor creature never got the soup."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And because you didn't see him directly, the poor creature never got the soup."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, sir; that he wasn't."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And because you didn't see him directly, the poor creature never got the soup."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, how could you be so stupid!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And because you didn't see him directly, the poor creature never got the soup."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, sir; that he wasn't."
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From this reading "Oh, how could you be so stupid!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And because you didn't see him directly, the poor creature never got the soup."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, that's right, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And because you didn't see him directly, the poor creature never got the soup."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, sir; that he wasn't."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, how could you be so stupid!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, how could you be so stupid!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No, sir; that he wasn't."
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From this reading "Well, that's right, sir."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, sir; that he wasn't."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, that's right, sir."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The doctor trusted you to fetch the soup because he thought you were a man he could depend upon."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, how could you be so stupid!
