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Chapter XVII
THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair. "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes. Hallo, hallo, hallo! Here I am, everybody! Hallo, Mother darling!"
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every person
From this reading “Here I am, everybody!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here I am, everybody!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Here I am, everybody!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
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From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
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From this reading "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.
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From this reading Hallo, Mother darling!"
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From this reading "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.
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From this reading "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.
every person
From this reading Here I am, everybody!
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From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
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From this reading Hallo, hallo, hallo!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here I am, everybody!
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From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here I am, everybody!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
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From this reading "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.
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From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
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From this reading "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.
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From this reading Hallo, Mother darling!"
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From this reading "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.
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From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
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From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.
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From this reading "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.
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From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.
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From this reading "It’s quite easy, really; Dicky taught me in the billiard-room on Saturday night in ten minutes.
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From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
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From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
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From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
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From this reading THE WORD "SWANK" "That’s how it goes, ’Melia," panted Tilly, whirling her partner into an armchair.
