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Chapter XVI
A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns. Gee, but I must be an easy mark. I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose. It was this way. The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Gee, but I must be an easy mark.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.”
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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 Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
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From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Gee, but I must be an easy mark.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
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From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
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From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
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From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Gee, but I must be an easy mark.
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From this reading I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.
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From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
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From this reading I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
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From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Gee, but I must be an easy mark.
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From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
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From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
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From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
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From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
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From this reading Gee, but I must be an easy mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
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From this reading Gee, but I must be an easy mark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Gee, but I must be an easy mark.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was this way.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gee, but I must be an easy mark.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Gee, but I must be an easy mark.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.
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From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Senator's Son Bets the Bad Boy That Elephants Are Cowards--They Let a Bag of Rats Loose at the Afternoon Performance--The Elephants Stampede, Pa Fractures a Rib and General Pandemonium Reigns.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was this way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was this way.
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From this reading The show arrived in Washington, D. C., on a Sunday morning, and, as usual, all the boys in town came to the lot to see us put up the tents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was this way.
at the time that
From this reading I have got so I bet on a sure thing, and when a fellow bets on a sure thing he is bound to lose.
