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Chapter III
The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day. Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record. "A little slow, Nellie," he said. "A little slow." Jane Brown took a long breath.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A little slow, Nellie," he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jane Brown took a long breath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jane Brown took a long breath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.”
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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 "A little slow, Nellie," he said.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
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From this reading Jane Brown took a long breath.
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From this reading Jane Brown took a long breath.
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From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
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From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
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From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
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From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
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From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
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From this reading Jane Brown took a long breath.
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From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A little slow, Nellie," he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jane Brown took a long breath.
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From this reading "A little slow, Nellie," he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
above and across; more than
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
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From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
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From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
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From this reading "A little slow, Nellie," he said.
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From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
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From this reading "A little slow, Nellie," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of the exuberance of the concert still bubbled in him, although he shook his head over Johnny's record.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jane Brown took a long breath.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
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From this reading The Probationer went to Doctor Willie the next day.
