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Chapter VIII
A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson: "I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom." And Mr. Hudson had flinched a little as he explained: "Yes, of course. We tried to get it, but it was gone."
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two people or things considered together
From this reading “"I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, of course.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Mr. Hudson had flinched a little as he explained:”
involved with or connected to
From this reading “A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom."”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom."”
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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 MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:
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From this reading A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Mr. Hudson had flinched a little as he explained:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And Mr. Hudson had flinched a little as he explained:
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From this reading A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We tried to get it, but it was gone."
two people or things considered together
From this reading "I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes, of course.
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From this reading And Mr. Hudson had flinched a little as he explained:
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From this reading And Mr. Hudson had flinched a little as he explained:
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From this reading We tried to get it, but it was gone."
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From this reading We tried to get it, but it was gone."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Mr. Hudson had flinched a little as he explained:
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From this reading A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We tried to get it, but it was gone."
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From this reading A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Mr. Hudson had flinched a little as he explained:
involved with or connected to
From this reading A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:
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From this reading And Mr. Hudson had flinched a little as he explained:
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From this reading A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:
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From this reading A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, of course.
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From this reading A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:
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From this reading "I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom."
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From this reading "I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:
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From this reading We tried to get it, but it was gone."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We tried to get it, but it was gone."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We tried to get it, but it was gone."
at the time that
From this reading A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:
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From this reading A MIXED PICKLE Mrs. Whitcomb had almost blushed when she had murmured to Lieutenant Hudson:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom."
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From this reading "Yes, of course.
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From this reading "I should think the young couple would have preferred a stateroom."
