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Chapter II
WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically. "You simply couldn't describe her. No one could!" His mother continued to darn his socks and made no comment. Only William, his young brother, showed interest.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “His mother continued to darn his socks and made no comment.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No one could!"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.”
every person
From this reading “WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one could!"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His mother continued to darn his socks and made no comment.
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From this reading Only William, his young brother, showed interest.
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From this reading His mother continued to darn his socks and made no comment.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His mother continued to darn his socks and made no comment.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No one could!"
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From this reading "You simply couldn't describe her.
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From this reading His mother continued to darn his socks and made no comment.
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From this reading "You simply couldn't describe her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.
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From this reading WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.
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From this reading WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.
every person
From this reading WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You simply couldn't describe her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mother continued to darn his socks and made no comment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.
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From this reading Only William, his young brother, showed interest.
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From this reading WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.
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From this reading His mother continued to darn his socks and made no comment.
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From this reading His mother continued to darn his socks and made no comment.
not any; not one
From this reading No one could!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one could!"
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From this reading Only William, his young brother, showed interest.
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From this reading WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.
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From this reading WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.
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From this reading Only William, his young brother, showed interest.
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From this reading "You simply couldn't describe her.
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From this reading His mother continued to darn his socks and made no comment.
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From this reading WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His mother continued to darn his socks and made no comment.
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From this reading WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.
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From this reading WILLIAM THE INTRUDER "She's different from everybody else in the world," stammered Robert ecstatically.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You simply couldn't describe her.
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From this reading Only William, his young brother, showed interest.
