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Chapter V
First Victories 'Please, sir, may I speak to you?' Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him. He smiled when he saw the boy. 'You may walk home with me and speak to me as much as you like.' And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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later than; following
From this reading “Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First Victories 'Please, sir, may I speak to you?'”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “First Victories 'Please, sir, may I speak to you?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First Victories 'Please, sir, may I speak to you?'”
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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 Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
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From this reading Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
later than; following
From this reading Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'You may walk home with me and speak to me as much as you like.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'You may walk home with me and speak to me as much as you like.'
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading He smiled when he saw the boy.
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From this reading Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
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From this reading Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
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From this reading Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First Victories 'Please, sir, may I speak to you?'
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled when he saw the boy.
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading 'You may walk home with me and speak to me as much as you like.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading First Victories 'Please, sir, may I speak to you?'
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading 'You may walk home with me and speak to me as much as you like.'
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading First Victories 'Please, sir, may I speak to you?'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'You may walk home with me and speak to me as much as you like.'
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
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From this reading 'You may walk home with me and speak to me as much as you like.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
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From this reading First Victories 'Please, sir, may I speak to you?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading He smiled when he saw the boy.
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading First Victories 'Please, sir, may I speak to you?'
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From this reading He smiled when he saw the boy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading First Victories 'Please, sir, may I speak to you?'
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He smiled when he saw the boy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading First Victories 'Please, sir, may I speak to you?'
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
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From this reading And so they sauntered up the shady lane, the old rector with his head bent and his hands crossed behind him, and the boy all eager excitement and motion, with suppressed importance in his tone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
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From this reading First Victories 'Please, sir, may I speak to you?'
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From this reading 'You may walk home with me and speak to me as much as you like.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Upton was coming out of church after a choir practice, when Teddy accosted him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'You may walk home with me and speak to me as much as you like.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading First Victories 'Please, sir, may I speak to you?'
