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Chapter V
A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning. “We had a dandy game,” he went on. “Your catching glove is nifty!” “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton. “We waited as long as we could for you.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““We waited as long as we could for you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We waited as long as we could for you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading ““Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We had a dandy game,” he went on.”
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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 SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
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From this reading “Your catching glove is nifty!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “We waited as long as we could for you.
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From this reading “We had a dandy game,” he went on.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “We waited as long as we could for you.
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From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.
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From this reading “We had a dandy game,” he went on.
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From this reading “Your catching glove is nifty!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We had a dandy game,” he went on.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We had a dandy game,” he went on.
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your catching glove is nifty!”
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We waited as long as we could for you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
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From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.
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From this reading “Your catching glove is nifty!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “We had a dandy game,” he went on.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
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From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
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From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We waited as long as we could for you.
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From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We had a dandy game,” he went on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had a dandy game,” he went on.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
in or at the place that
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Fred Walton played short,” added Sam Morton.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A SERIOUS ACCUSATION “Hey, Jack, where were you Saturday?” asked Tom Berwick, as our hero came into the school yard Monday morning.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your catching glove is nifty!”
