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Chapter XV
WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head. No matter where it goes I'll call a 'strike.'” It was Dennis Mulcahey who spoke; the man most feared by Gwendolin O'Toole. He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend. Dennis Mulcahey, too, loved the fair Gwendolin, but the dear girl scorned his addresses.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dennis Mulcahey, too, loved the fair Gwendolin, but the dear girl scorned his addresses.”
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading “He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.”
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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 No matter where it goes I'll call a 'strike.'”
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From this reading Dennis Mulcahey, too, loved the fair Gwendolin, but the dear girl scorned his addresses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
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From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
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From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dennis Mulcahey, too, loved the fair Gwendolin, but the dear girl scorned his addresses.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was Dennis Mulcahey who spoke; the man most feared by Gwendolin O'Toole.
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From this reading No matter where it goes I'll call a 'strike.'”
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From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
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From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
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From this reading Dennis Mulcahey, too, loved the fair Gwendolin, but the dear girl scorned his addresses.
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From this reading It was Dennis Mulcahey who spoke; the man most feared by Gwendolin O'Toole.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dennis Mulcahey, too, loved the fair Gwendolin, but the dear girl scorned his addresses.
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From this reading It was Dennis Mulcahey who spoke; the man most feared by Gwendolin O'Toole.
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From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
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From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
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From this reading Dennis Mulcahey, too, loved the fair Gwendolin, but the dear girl scorned his addresses.
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From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
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From this reading It was Dennis Mulcahey who spoke; the man most feared by Gwendolin O'Toole.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
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From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
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From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
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From this reading No matter where it goes I'll call a 'strike.'”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No matter where it goes I'll call a 'strike.'”
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From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
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From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
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From this reading Dennis Mulcahey, too, loved the fair Gwendolin, but the dear girl scorned his addresses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Dennis Mulcahey who spoke; the man most feared by Gwendolin O'Toole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No matter where it goes I'll call a 'strike.'”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Dennis Mulcahey who spoke; the man most feared by Gwendolin O'Toole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Dennis Mulcahey who spoke; the man most feared by Gwendolin O'Toole.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
not any; not one
From this reading No matter where it goes I'll call a 'strike.'”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Dennis Mulcahey who spoke; the man most feared by Gwendolin O'Toole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
above and across; more than
From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dennis Mulcahey, too, loved the fair Gwendolin, but the dear girl scorned his addresses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Dennis Mulcahey who spoke; the man most feared by Gwendolin O'Toole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No matter where it goes I'll call a 'strike.'”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
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From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
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From this reading Dennis Mulcahey, too, loved the fair Gwendolin, but the dear girl scorned his addresses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was to be the next day's umpire, and as he considered how securely his rival was in his grasp, he laughed the laugh of a fiend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Dennis Mulcahey who spoke; the man most feared by Gwendolin O'Toole.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN that villain, O'Malley, goes to bat to-morrow, pitch the ball ten feet over his head.
in or at the place that
From this reading No matter where it goes I'll call a 'strike.'”
which person or people
From this reading It was Dennis Mulcahey who spoke; the man most feared by Gwendolin O'Toole.
