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Chapter XXI
"I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER." Kendale was clever and quick of resource. He realized that there must be sudden action on his part. Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all? Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.”
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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 Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
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From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
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From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kendale was clever and quick of resource.
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From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
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From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
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From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
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From this reading Kendale was clever and quick of resource.
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From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
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From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
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From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
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From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
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From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
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From this reading Kendale was clever and quick of resource.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
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From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
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From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kendale was clever and quick of resource.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
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From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
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From this reading Kendale was clever and quick of resource.
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From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
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From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kendale was clever and quick of resource.
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From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
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From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
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From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
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From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
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From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
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From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kendale was clever and quick of resource.
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From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
