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Chapter XVI
It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning. In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage. He pictured his entrance, anticipating what would happen; he didn’t try to deceive himself. The monocle-man would tap him on the shoulder. “You are my prisoner,” he would say.
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any thing at all
From this reading “In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He pictured his entrance, anticipating what would happen; he didn’t try to deceive himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He pictured his entrance, anticipating what would happen; he didn’t try to deceive himself.”
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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 It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
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From this reading He pictured his entrance, anticipating what would happen; he didn’t try to deceive himself.
any thing at all
From this reading In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are my prisoner,” he would say.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.
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From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
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From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
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From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
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From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
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From this reading He pictured his entrance, anticipating what would happen; he didn’t try to deceive himself.
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From this reading In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.
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From this reading He pictured his entrance, anticipating what would happen; he didn’t try to deceive himself.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.
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From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pictured his entrance, anticipating what would happen; he didn’t try to deceive himself.
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From this reading In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
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From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.
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From this reading He pictured his entrance, anticipating what would happen; he didn’t try to deceive himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The monocle-man would tap him on the shoulder.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He pictured his entrance, anticipating what would happen; he didn’t try to deceive himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The monocle-man would tap him on the shoulder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
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From this reading In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You are my prisoner,” he would say.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The monocle-man would tap him on the shoulder.
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From this reading He pictured his entrance, anticipating what would happen; he didn’t try to deceive himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are my prisoner,” he would say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are my prisoner,” he would say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The monocle-man would tap him on the shoulder.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.
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From this reading The monocle-man would tap him on the shoulder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In fact, he had never done anything before in his life that demanded so much courage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It took a great deal of courage for Bob to go down to breakfast the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He pictured his entrance, anticipating what would happen; he didn’t try to deceive himself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He pictured his entrance, anticipating what would happen; he didn’t try to deceive himself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He pictured his entrance, anticipating what would happen; he didn’t try to deceive himself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are my prisoner,” he would say.
