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Chapter XIII
RICHARD CALLS ON MR. JOYCE. As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix. Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say. "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
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From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
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From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
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From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
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From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
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From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
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From this reading RICHARD CALLS ON MR.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
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From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
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From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
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From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
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From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
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From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
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From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
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From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
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From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
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From this reading JOYCE.
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From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
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From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
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From this reading RICHARD CALLS ON MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
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From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading RICHARD CALLS ON MR.
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From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
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From this reading RICHARD CALLS ON MR.
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From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
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From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
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From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
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From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Appearances were all against him, and as the man glared at him Richard knew not what to say.
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From this reading As the hand of the German workman grasped Richard's arm the boy realized that he was in an awkward fix.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come now, vat vas you doing here, hey?" demanded the German.
