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Chapter IX
GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe. Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal. With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t. It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’! Instead, Joe and Philip spent a whole five days at Camp Peejay.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Instead, Joe and Philip spent a whole five days at Camp Peejay.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.”
demanded something firmly
From this reading “Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!”
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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 Instead, Joe and Philip spent a whole five days at Camp Peejay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.
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From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
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From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.
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From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
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From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.
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From this reading Instead, Joe and Philip spent a whole five days at Camp Peejay.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead, Joe and Philip spent a whole five days at Camp Peejay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead, Joe and Philip spent a whole five days at Camp Peejay.
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From this reading Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
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From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
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From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
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From this reading With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
demanded something firmly
From this reading Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead, Joe and Philip spent a whole five days at Camp Peejay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead, Joe and Philip spent a whole five days at Camp Peejay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead, Joe and Philip spent a whole five days at Camp Peejay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead, Joe and Philip spent a whole five days at Camp Peejay.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joe was to come up and spend the last fortnight before school began again, insisted Hal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instead, Joe and Philip spent a whole five days at Camp Peejay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With that hundred dollars in the bank, Joe might, he reflected, allowably treat himself to that trip; but he didn’t.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have cost him all of twenty dollars, to say nothing of two weeks’ pay at Donaldson and Burns’!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GUS BILLINGS NARRATES In August Hal wrote persuasively from the north, renewing his invitation to Joe.
