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Chapter VI
"Oh!" says I. "I might have known by the costume." By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'. In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for. "Goin' to stop, are you?" says I.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I might have known by the costume."”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"I might have known by the costume."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.”
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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 In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Goin' to stop, are you?" says I.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
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From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I might have known by the costume."
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From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
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From this reading "I might have known by the costume."
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From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
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From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
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From this reading "Goin' to stop, are you?" says I.
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From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I might have known by the costume."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
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From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
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From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
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From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh!" says I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
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From this reading "I might have known by the costume."
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From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
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From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
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From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I might have known by the costume."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
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From this reading "Oh!" says I.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
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From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
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From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
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From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
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From this reading "Oh!" says I.
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From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
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From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
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From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
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From this reading "Goin' to stop, are you?" says I.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I might have known by the costume."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
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From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
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From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
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From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In a second he hears one of them big six-cylinder cars go hummin' past, and it seems to be what he was waitin' for.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By this time he's standin' up with his hand to his ear, squintin' out through the trees to the main road, like he was listenin' for somethin'.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Goin' to stop, are you?" says I.
