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Chapter II
It was too true. Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it. Three hundred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourishment passed down the oesophagus of the unthinking child. "Clap him on the back!" cried the distracted mother. "Give him water!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Clap him on the back!" cried the distracted mother.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Three hundred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourishment passed down the oesophagus of the unthinking child.”
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From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
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From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
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From this reading "Clap him on the back!" cried the distracted mother.
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From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
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From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
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From this reading Three hundred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourishment passed down the oesophagus of the unthinking child.
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From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
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From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
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From this reading "Clap him on the back!" cried the distracted mother.
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From this reading Three hundred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourishment passed down the oesophagus of the unthinking child.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Clap him on the back!" cried the distracted mother.
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From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
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From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
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From this reading "Clap him on the back!" cried the distracted mother.
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From this reading Three hundred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourishment passed down the oesophagus of the unthinking child.
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From this reading Three hundred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourishment passed down the oesophagus of the unthinking child.
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From this reading "Give him water!"
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From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
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From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
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From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Clap him on the back!" cried the distracted mother.
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From this reading Three hundred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourishment passed down the oesophagus of the unthinking child.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too true.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
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From this reading "Clap him on the back!" cried the distracted mother.
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From this reading Three hundred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourishment passed down the oesophagus of the unthinking child.
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From this reading Three hundred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourishment passed down the oesophagus of the unthinking child.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Three hundred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourishment passed down the oesophagus of the unthinking child.
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From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Clap him on the back!" cried the distracted mother.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three hundred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourishment passed down the oesophagus of the unthinking child.
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From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
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From this reading Three hundred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourishment passed down the oesophagus of the unthinking child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
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From this reading Three hundred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourishment passed down the oesophagus of the unthinking child.
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From this reading It was too true.
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From this reading It was too true.
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From this reading Three hundred and fifty pounds of concentrated nourishment passed down the oesophagus of the unthinking child.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too true.
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From this reading "Give him water!"
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From this reading Dear little Gustavus Adolphus, the golden-haired baby boy, had grabbed the whole Christmas dinner off the poker chip and bolted it.
