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Chapter XXXIII
KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe. Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again. He had a strange, nervous feeling as if he might be going to his own wedding. The school would look strange on a Monday. Ordinarily after a week's vacation he would have taken both Monday and Tuesday.
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later than; following
From this reading “Ordinarily after a week's vacation he would have taken both Monday and Tuesday.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He had a strange, nervous feeling as if he might be going to his own wedding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Ordinarily after a week's vacation he would have taken both Monday and Tuesday.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The school would look strange on a Monday.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He had a strange, nervous feeling as if he might be going to his own wedding.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The school would look strange on a Monday.”
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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 He had a strange, nervous feeling as if he might be going to his own wedding.
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From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
later than; following
From this reading Ordinarily after a week's vacation he would have taken both Monday and Tuesday.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had a strange, nervous feeling as if he might be going to his own wedding.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
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From this reading KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe.
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From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had a strange, nervous feeling as if he might be going to his own wedding.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Ordinarily after a week's vacation he would have taken both Monday and Tuesday.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had a strange, nervous feeling as if he might be going to his own wedding.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ordinarily after a week's vacation he would have taken both Monday and Tuesday.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had a strange, nervous feeling as if he might be going to his own wedding.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had a strange, nervous feeling as if he might be going to his own wedding.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe.
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From this reading KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The school would look strange on a Monday.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He had a strange, nervous feeling as if he might be going to his own wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a strange, nervous feeling as if he might be going to his own wedding.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
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From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ordinarily after a week's vacation he would have taken both Monday and Tuesday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a strange, nervous feeling as if he might be going to his own wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a strange, nervous feeling as if he might be going to his own wedding.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ordinarily after a week's vacation he would have taken both Monday and Tuesday.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ordinarily after a week's vacation he would have taken both Monday and Tuesday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ordinarily after a week's vacation he would have taken both Monday and Tuesday.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KEEKIE JOE, SCOUT The first one to awake in the morning was Keekie Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had a strange, nervous feeling as if he might be going to his own wedding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ordinarily after a week's vacation he would have taken both Monday and Tuesday.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Going to school on Monday was such an unusual thing with him that he had awakened at five o'clock, and had not been able to go to sleep again.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The school would look strange on a Monday.
