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Chapter II
"D'you mean I can go with you?" I asked, as eager as a schoolboy for the circus. "Not on your life! I don't go as an American." Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked, as eager as a schoolboy for the circus.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not on your life!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.”
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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 I asked, as eager as a schoolboy for the circus.
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From this reading I don't go as an American."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I don't go as an American."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I asked, as eager as a schoolboy for the circus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked, as eager as a schoolboy for the circus.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "D'you mean I can go with you?"
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From this reading I asked, as eager as a schoolboy for the circus.
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From this reading "D'you mean I can go with you?"
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From this reading I don't go as an American."
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From this reading I asked, as eager as a schoolboy for the circus.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I asked, as eager as a schoolboy for the circus.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
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From this reading "D'you mean I can go with you?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "D'you mean I can go with you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
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From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not on your life!
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From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
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From this reading "D'you mean I can go with you?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not on your life!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Not on your life!
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From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
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From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
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From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
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From this reading I asked, as eager as a schoolboy for the circus.
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From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
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From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
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From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I asked, as eager as a schoolboy for the circus.
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From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
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From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
which person or people
From this reading Recalling the first time I had seen him, I sat still and tried to look like a person who was not thrilled in the least by seeing secrets from the inside.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "D'you mean I can go with you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "D'you mean I can go with you?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not on your life!
