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Chapter XVI
“Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable? You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting. “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by. “Her brother!” Colin repeated.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Colin repeated.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?”
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From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?
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From this reading “Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?
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From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
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From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
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From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
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From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?
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From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
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From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?
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From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
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From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?
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From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
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From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
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From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
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From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colin repeated.
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From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
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From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?
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From this reading “Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?
in or at the place that
From this reading You look rather happy,” Colin said to Rex as he came upon the piazza where the old man was sitting.
which person or people
From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
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From this reading “No, I haven’t,” Rex answered, adding that Irene had been summoned to New York to her brother, who was dying, and he had just time to say good-by.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, my boy, have you been and done it? and was she favorable?
