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Chapter II
AN UNEXPECTED RECOGNITION. "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face. "You know I don't understand it." "Nor I," put in Miss Greeby in her manly tones. "What does Oh baro devil, and all the rest of it mean?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know I don't understand it."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What does Oh baro devil, and all the rest of it mean?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You know I don't understand it."”
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From this reading "What does Oh baro devil, and all the rest of it mean?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RECOGNITION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "What does Oh baro devil, and all the rest of it mean?"
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From this reading "What does Oh baro devil, and all the rest of it mean?"
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From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
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From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
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From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
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From this reading "What does Oh baro devil, and all the rest of it mean?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What does Oh baro devil, and all the rest of it mean?"
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From this reading "You know I don't understand it."
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From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
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From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
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From this reading "Nor I," put in Miss Greeby in her manly tones.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nor I," put in Miss Greeby in her manly tones.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Nor I," put in Miss Greeby in her manly tones.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You know I don't understand it."
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From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know I don't understand it."
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From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
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From this reading "Nor I," put in Miss Greeby in her manly tones.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
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From this reading "What does Oh baro devil, and all the rest of it mean?"
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From this reading "Nor I," put in Miss Greeby in her manly tones.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Nor I," put in Miss Greeby in her manly tones.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What does Oh baro devil, and all the rest of it mean?"
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From this reading "What does Oh baro devil, and all the rest of it mean?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
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From this reading "Nor I," put in Miss Greeby in her manly tones.
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RECOGNITION.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What does Oh baro devil, and all the rest of it mean?"
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From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
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From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
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From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
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From this reading "Nor I," put in Miss Greeby in her manly tones.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You know I don't understand it."
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From this reading AN UNEXPECTED RECOGNITION.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What does Oh baro devil, and all the rest of it mean?"
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From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
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From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't speak the calo jib to me, Chaldea," said Lambert, smiling on the beautiful eager face.
