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Chapter III
"Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily. "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir." Reaction was giving him trouble inside. "Where are you bound, kid?" "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.”
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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 "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."
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From this reading "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are you bound, kid?"
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From this reading "Where are you bound, kid?"
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From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
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From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
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From this reading Reaction was giving him trouble inside.
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From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reaction was giving him trouble inside.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."
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From this reading Reaction was giving him trouble inside.
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From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
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From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where are you bound, kid?"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
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From this reading "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
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From this reading "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."
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From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
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From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
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From this reading Reaction was giving him trouble inside.
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From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
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From this reading "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I ain't likely to meet you again, sir."
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From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reaction was giving him trouble inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
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From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Reaction was giving him trouble inside.
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From this reading "Oh, just a ways up the country," answered the boy, keeping a grip on his voice.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are you bound, kid?"
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From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Won't you please let me treat?" said the boy, unsteadily.
