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Chapter III
Cyrus frowned, and looked sidewise at the bill. Ruth also frowned. As she looked up at the jar that held the striped candy tears came to her eyes. Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner: "Now, Cyrus, just as man to man, whose bill do you think it is?"
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cyrus frowned, and looked sidewise at the bill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now, Cyrus, just as man to man, whose bill do you think it is?"”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:”
belonging to which person
From this reading “"Now, Cyrus, just as man to man, whose bill do you think it is?"”
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From this reading Ruth also frowned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cyrus frowned, and looked sidewise at the bill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she looked up at the jar that held the striped candy tears came to her eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cyrus frowned, and looked sidewise at the bill.
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From this reading Cyrus frowned, and looked sidewise at the bill.
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From this reading As she looked up at the jar that held the striped candy tears came to her eyes.
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From this reading As she looked up at the jar that held the striped candy tears came to her eyes.
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From this reading Cyrus frowned, and looked sidewise at the bill.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Now, Cyrus, just as man to man, whose bill do you think it is?"
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From this reading As she looked up at the jar that held the striped candy tears came to her eyes.
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From this reading Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:
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From this reading Cyrus frowned, and looked sidewise at the bill.
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From this reading Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:
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From this reading Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:
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From this reading As she looked up at the jar that held the striped candy tears came to her eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she looked up at the jar that held the striped candy tears came to her eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Now, Cyrus, just as man to man, whose bill do you think it is?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now, Cyrus, just as man to man, whose bill do you think it is?"
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From this reading As she looked up at the jar that held the striped candy tears came to her eyes.
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From this reading "Now, Cyrus, just as man to man, whose bill do you think it is?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cyrus frowned, and looked sidewise at the bill.
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From this reading "Now, Cyrus, just as man to man, whose bill do you think it is?"
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From this reading Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Cyrus, just as man to man, whose bill do you think it is?"
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From this reading Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:
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From this reading Ruth also frowned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she looked up at the jar that held the striped candy tears came to her eyes.
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From this reading Cyrus frowned, and looked sidewise at the bill.
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From this reading Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:
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From this reading As she looked up at the jar that held the striped candy tears came to her eyes.
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From this reading As she looked up at the jar that held the striped candy tears came to her eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As she looked up at the jar that held the striped candy tears came to her eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cyrus frowned, and looked sidewise at the bill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now, Cyrus, just as man to man, whose bill do you think it is?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she looked up at the jar that held the striped candy tears came to her eyes.
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From this reading Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:
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From this reading Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:
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From this reading Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:
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From this reading As she looked up at the jar that held the striped candy tears came to her eyes.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Uncle Hector smiled pleasantly upon the two troubled faces and inquired in his gentlest manner:
belonging to which person
From this reading "Now, Cyrus, just as man to man, whose bill do you think it is?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, Cyrus, just as man to man, whose bill do you think it is?"
