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Chapter XXVI
BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?" "No mistake about it. If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it." "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away." Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"No mistake about it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “"I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."”
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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 "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "No mistake about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
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From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
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From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
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From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
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From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
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From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
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From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
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From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
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From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
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From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
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From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
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From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
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From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
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From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
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From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
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From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
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From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
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From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
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From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
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From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
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From this reading "No mistake about it.
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From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
not any; not one
From this reading "No mistake about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
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From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BAD NEWS "Say it sure is lonesome; isn't it?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
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From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If this isn't the jumping-off place, it's next door to it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus, in turn, Dick, Paul and Innis expressed themselves as they sat in the big car, panting and uncomfortable from the heat of a summer day, making a pretense of eating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "I'd hate to be caught here without water or a means of getting away."
