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Chapter XXIV
BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout! Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good. To say that Pee-wee Harris was in the scouts would not be saying enough. Rather should it be said that the scouts were all in Pee-wee Harris. The Scout movement had not swallowed _him_, he had swallowed it, the same as he swallowed everything else.
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all things; all of a situation
From this reading “The Scout movement had not swallowed _him_, he had swallowed it, the same as he swallowed everything else.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Scout movement had not swallowed _him_, he had swallowed it, the same as he swallowed everything else.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “To say that Pee-wee Harris was in the scouts would not be saying enough.”
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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 BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
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From this reading Rather should it be said that the scouts were all in Pee-wee Harris.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Scout movement had not swallowed _him_, he had swallowed it, the same as he swallowed everything else.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
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From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
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From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
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From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
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From this reading The Scout movement had not swallowed _him_, he had swallowed it, the same as he swallowed everything else.
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From this reading To say that Pee-wee Harris was in the scouts would not be saying enough.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading The Scout movement had not swallowed _him_, he had swallowed it, the same as he swallowed everything else.
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From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
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From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Scout movement had not swallowed _him_, he had swallowed it, the same as he swallowed everything else.
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From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Scout movement had not swallowed _him_, he had swallowed it, the same as he swallowed everything else.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Scout movement had not swallowed _him_, he had swallowed it, the same as he swallowed everything else.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To say that Pee-wee Harris was in the scouts would not be saying enough.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rather should it be said that the scouts were all in Pee-wee Harris.
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From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
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From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
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From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
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From this reading The Scout movement had not swallowed _him_, he had swallowed it, the same as he swallowed everything else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
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From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
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From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
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From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
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From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
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From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
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From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rather should it be said that the scouts were all in Pee-wee Harris.
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From this reading Rather should it be said that the scouts were all in Pee-wee Harris.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Scout movement had not swallowed _him_, he had swallowed it, the same as he swallowed everything else.
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From this reading To say that Pee-wee Harris was in the scouts would not be saying enough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To say that Pee-wee Harris was in the scouts would not be saying enough.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
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From this reading The Scout movement had not swallowed _him_, he had swallowed it, the same as he swallowed everything else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEDLAM That Pee-wee Harris, the only original boy scout, positively guaranteed, should be pronounced _not_ a scout!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
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From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
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From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rather should it be said that the scouts were all in Pee-wee Harris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why that was like saying that water was not wet or (to use a more fitting comparison) that mince pie was not good.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To say that Pee-wee Harris was in the scouts would not be saying enough.
