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Chapter I
_All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater. "_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo. "Strayed off again--the young idiot! If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...." Pater let the sentence hang blackly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Strayed off again--the young idiot!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “_All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Pater let the sentence hang blackly.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “_All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.”
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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 "_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Strayed off again--the young idiot!
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From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
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From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
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From this reading Pater let the sentence hang blackly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
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From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
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From this reading "_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo.
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From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
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From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
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From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
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From this reading Pater let the sentence hang blackly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
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From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
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From this reading "Strayed off again--the young idiot!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
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From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Pater let the sentence hang blackly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo.
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From this reading "Strayed off again--the young idiot!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pater let the sentence hang blackly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Junior!_" squeaked Mater, a quavering echo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Strayed off again--the young idiot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
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From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If he's playing in the shallows, with this tide going out...."
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From this reading "Strayed off again--the young idiot!
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From this reading _All younger generations have been going to the dogs ... but this one was genuinely sunk!_ "Junior!" bellowed Pater.
