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Chapter XXII
IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB. "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island. "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide." "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer. "We must raft it down.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"We must raft it down.”
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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 IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."
any thing at all
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
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From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
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From this reading "We must raft it down.
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From this reading "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."
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From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
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From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
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From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
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From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
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From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."
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From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.
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From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."
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From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must raft it down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
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From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
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From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must raft it down.
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From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
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From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
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From this reading "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
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From this reading "I haven't heard anything said about the manner of transporting it," added the officer.
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From this reading IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.
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From this reading "How big is this house, Phil?" asked Lieutenant Jackson, as I rowed him up to Paradise Island.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must raft it down.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH PHIL UNDERTAKES A HEAVY JOB.
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From this reading "It is thirty feet long and fifteen wide."
