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Chapter XX
HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited. His chums gathered eagerly around him and gave him the warmest of welcomes. "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile. "Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder. "If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “His chums gathered eagerly around him and gave him the warmest of welcomes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.”
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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 "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.
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From this reading "Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading His chums gathered eagerly around him and gave him the warmest of welcomes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
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From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
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From this reading "If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.
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From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
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From this reading His chums gathered eagerly around him and gave him the warmest of welcomes.
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From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
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From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
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From this reading His chums gathered eagerly around him and gave him the warmest of welcomes.
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From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.
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From this reading "Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder.
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From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
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From this reading "Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder.
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From this reading "Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder.
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From this reading His chums gathered eagerly around him and gave him the warmest of welcomes.
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From this reading His chums gathered eagerly around him and gave him the warmest of welcomes.
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From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His chums gathered eagerly around him and gave him the warmest of welcomes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
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From this reading "If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.
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From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
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From this reading "If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder.
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From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His chums gathered eagerly around him and gave him the warmest of welcomes.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder.
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From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.
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From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.
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From this reading "Look here, Bill Sherwood!" exclaimed Garry, as he threw an arm over his friend's shoulder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
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From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
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From this reading HARD LUCK Bill Sherwood turned up the next morning, his face drawn and pale, his steps lagging and dispirited.
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From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
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From this reading His chums gathered eagerly around him and gave him the warmest of welcomes.
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From this reading His chums gathered eagerly around him and gave him the warmest of welcomes.
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From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Still willing to speak to me, eh?" he said, looking at them shamefacedly and with a wan attempt at a smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you ever say a thing like that again, I'll slug you, big as you are.
