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Chapter XVIII
LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered: “I hoped you’d come. I have something tremendously important to show you. First you must play for these people, for they love it.” At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I hoped you’d come.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First you must play for these people, for they love it.””
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have something tremendously important to show you.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “First you must play for these people, for they love it.””
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading “LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I have something tremendously important to show you.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “First you must play for these people, for they love it.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.”
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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 At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
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From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
next to; at the side of
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
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From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
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From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hoped you’d come.
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From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
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From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
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From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have something tremendously important to show you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
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From this reading “I hoped you’d come.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hoped you’d come.
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From this reading I have something tremendously important to show you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
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From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
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From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
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From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
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From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
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From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
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From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
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From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have something tremendously important to show you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I have something tremendously important to show you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading First you must play for these people, for they love it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that she clapped her hands and at the same time gave a sharp exclamation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have something tremendously important to show you.
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From this reading I have something tremendously important to show you.
at the time that
From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
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From this reading LUCK, PALS, AND PROVIDENCE Scarcely had Jack seated himself beside the slim girl in the shadows away from the campfire when she whispered:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have something tremendously important to show you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hoped you’d come.
