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Chapter XI
"Very poor," replied the manager. "Not half a dozen seats have been sold." "Then it isn't worth while beginning?" "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre." "Oh, hang the President!" cried Lemoine impatiently.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"Not half a dozen seats have been sold."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Then it isn't worth while beginning?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, hang the President!" cried Lemoine impatiently.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not half a dozen seats have been sold."”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Not half a dozen seats have been sold."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very poor," replied the manager.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Very poor," replied the manager.”
during the time that
From this reading “"Then it isn't worth while beginning?"”
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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 "Not half a dozen seats have been sold."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Not half a dozen seats have been sold."
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From this reading "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Then it isn't worth while beginning?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, hang the President!" cried Lemoine impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not half a dozen seats have been sold."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not half a dozen seats have been sold."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, hang the President!" cried Lemoine impatiently.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Not half a dozen seats have been sold."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."
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From this reading "Oh, hang the President!" cried Lemoine impatiently.
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From this reading "Then it isn't worth while beginning?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then it isn't worth while beginning?"
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From this reading "Oh, hang the President!" cried Lemoine impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."
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From this reading "Very poor," replied the manager.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not half a dozen seats have been sold."
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From this reading "Oh, hang the President!" cried Lemoine impatiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very poor," replied the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very poor," replied the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not half a dozen seats have been sold."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not half a dozen seats have been sold."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Very poor," replied the manager.
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From this reading "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."
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From this reading "Then it isn't worth while beginning?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."
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From this reading "Very poor," replied the manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must begin," said the manager, lowering his voice, "the President has ordered me not to close the theatre."
during the time that
From this reading "Then it isn't worth while beginning?"
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From this reading "Then it isn't worth while beginning?"
