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Chapter X
WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets. William's whistle was more penetrating than melodious. Sensitive people fled shuddering at the sound. The proprietor of the sweet-shop, however, was not sensitive. He nodded affably as William passed.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “The proprietor of the sweet-shop, however, was not sensitive.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He nodded affably as William passed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He nodded affably as William passed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “William's whistle was more penetrating than melodious.”
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From this reading He nodded affably as William passed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He nodded affably as William passed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sensitive people fled shuddering at the sound.
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From this reading WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.
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From this reading WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.
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From this reading Sensitive people fled shuddering at the sound.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nodded affably as William passed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The proprietor of the sweet-shop, however, was not sensitive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.
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From this reading William's whistle was more penetrating than melodious.
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From this reading William's whistle was more penetrating than melodious.
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From this reading WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He nodded affably as William passed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The proprietor of the sweet-shop, however, was not sensitive.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The proprietor of the sweet-shop, however, was not sensitive.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He nodded affably as William passed.
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From this reading William's whistle was more penetrating than melodious.
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From this reading Sensitive people fled shuddering at the sound.
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From this reading WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.
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From this reading The proprietor of the sweet-shop, however, was not sensitive.
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From this reading Sensitive people fled shuddering at the sound.
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From this reading Sensitive people fled shuddering at the sound.
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From this reading Sensitive people fled shuddering at the sound.
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From this reading WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.
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From this reading The proprietor of the sweet-shop, however, was not sensitive.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading William's whistle was more penetrating than melodious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading William's whistle was more penetrating than melodious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading William's whistle was more penetrating than melodious.
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From this reading WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.
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From this reading WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.
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From this reading WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.
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From this reading WILLIAM'S NEW YEAR'S DAY William went whistling down the street, his hands in his pockets.
