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Chapter II
Roysland said he didn't, and Osteban ordered something more potent. When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?" "Ask to your heart's content," Roysland said. "You will, anyway. But I don't guarantee any answers."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Roysland said he didn't, and Osteban ordered something more potent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"”
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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 When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Roysland said he didn't, and Osteban ordered something more potent.
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From this reading But I don't guarantee any answers."
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From this reading But I don't guarantee any answers."
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From this reading "You will, anyway.
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From this reading When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I don't guarantee any answers."
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From this reading "Ask to your heart's content," Roysland said.
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From this reading Roysland said he didn't, and Osteban ordered something more potent.
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From this reading But I don't guarantee any answers."
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From this reading But I don't guarantee any answers."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roysland said he didn't, and Osteban ordered something more potent.
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From this reading When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
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From this reading "Ask to your heart's content," Roysland said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
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From this reading Roysland said he didn't, and Osteban ordered something more potent.
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From this reading Roysland said he didn't, and Osteban ordered something more potent.
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From this reading Roysland said he didn't, and Osteban ordered something more potent.
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From this reading Roysland said he didn't, and Osteban ordered something more potent.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
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From this reading Roysland said he didn't, and Osteban ordered something more potent.
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From this reading Roysland said he didn't, and Osteban ordered something more potent.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Roysland said he didn't, and Osteban ordered something more potent.
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From this reading When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
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From this reading When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ask to your heart's content," Roysland said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
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From this reading When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
at the time that
From this reading When the waiter brought it, he took a healthy swallow and then said: "Mind if I ask a question?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will, anyway.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will, anyway.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ask to your heart's content," Roysland said.
