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Chapter XIX
FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD. Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses. At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out. Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed. The next day he stuck to his bench till nine o'clock in the evening.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next day he stuck to his bench till nine o'clock in the evening.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed.”
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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 Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
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From this reading Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
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From this reading Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed.
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From this reading The next day he stuck to his bench till nine o'clock in the evening.
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From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
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From this reading FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
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From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
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From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
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From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
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From this reading The next day he stuck to his bench till nine o'clock in the evening.
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From this reading FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
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From this reading Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day he stuck to his bench till nine o'clock in the evening.
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From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
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From this reading FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
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From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
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From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
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From this reading Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed.
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From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
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From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day he stuck to his bench till nine o'clock in the evening.
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From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
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From this reading The next day he stuck to his bench till nine o'clock in the evening.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
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From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
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From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
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From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
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From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
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From this reading FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS REWARD.
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From this reading Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
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From this reading The next day he stuck to his bench till nine o'clock in the evening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
up to a particular time
From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
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From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At eleven o'clock Maggie went down to the shop, and entreated him not to wear himself out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Leo worked till a late hour in the night, on the day that he received the orders for the two mouse-houses.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Very likely he would have worked all night if her friendly warning had not sent him to bed.
