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Chapter XVI
"Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny. "This is only a sackful, and not full at that. It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess. He's got to show us where this come from." "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
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later than; following
From this reading “It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He's got to show us where this come from."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “"Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.”
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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 "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
later than; following
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
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From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
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From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
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From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
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From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
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From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
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From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
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From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
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From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
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From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
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From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
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From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
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From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
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From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
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From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
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From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is only a sackful, and not full at that.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
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From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
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From this reading "I am not trying to get away," said Gratton, though his tone did not convince.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
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From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
in or at the place that
From this reading He's got to show us where this come from."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's the rest of it we're after--the whole lousy mess.
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From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not yet, Brodie, you big fool!" yelled Benny.
