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Chapter VI
ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below. "Please don't consider me a burden," he said. "I would be very glad to sit here and watch you play." "I have been playing, thank you." "But you won't let me interfere with anything that--" "No, Mr. Hamil, I won't let you interfere--with anything."
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any thing at all
From this reading “"But you won't let me interfere with anything that--" "No, Mr. Hamil, I won't let you interfere--with anything."”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I have been playing, thank you."”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have been playing, thank you."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I would be very glad to sit here and watch you play."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"But you won't let me interfere with anything that--" "No, Mr. Hamil, I won't let you interfere--with anything."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"I would be very glad to sit here and watch you play."”
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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 "Please don't consider me a burden," he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
any thing at all
From this reading "But you won't let me interfere with anything that--" "No, Mr. Hamil, I won't let you interfere--with anything."
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From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I would be very glad to sit here and watch you play."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been playing, thank you."
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
next to; at the side of
From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
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From this reading "Please don't consider me a burden," he said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you won't let me interfere with anything that--" "No, Mr. Hamil, I won't let you interfere--with anything."
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From this reading "Please don't consider me a burden," he said.
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From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
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From this reading "Please don't consider me a burden," he said.
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From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
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From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
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From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
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From this reading "I would be very glad to sit here and watch you play."
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From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
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From this reading "But you won't let me interfere with anything that--" "No, Mr. Hamil, I won't let you interfere--with anything."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been playing, thank you."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Please don't consider me a burden," he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I would be very glad to sit here and watch you play."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I would be very glad to sit here and watch you play."
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From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
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From this reading "But you won't let me interfere with anything that--" "No, Mr. Hamil, I won't let you interfere--with anything."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "But you won't let me interfere with anything that--" "No, Mr. Hamil, I won't let you interfere--with anything."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Please don't consider me a burden," he said.
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From this reading "But you won't let me interfere with anything that--" "No, Mr. Hamil, I won't let you interfere--with anything."
not any; not one
From this reading "But you won't let me interfere with anything that--" "No, Mr. Hamil, I won't let you interfere--with anything."
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From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would be very glad to sit here and watch you play."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have been playing, thank you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please don't consider me a burden," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please don't consider me a burden," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I would be very glad to sit here and watch you play."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have been playing, thank you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But you won't let me interfere with anything that--" "No, Mr. Hamil, I won't let you interfere--with anything."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I would be very glad to sit here and watch you play."
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From this reading "I would be very glad to sit here and watch you play."
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From this reading "I would be very glad to sit here and watch you play."
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From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "But you won't let me interfere with anything that--" "No, Mr. Hamil, I won't let you interfere--with anything."
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From this reading "But you won't let me interfere with anything that--" "No, Mr. Hamil, I won't let you interfere--with anything."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would be very glad to sit here and watch you play."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I would be very glad to sit here and watch you play."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARMISTICE The young girl beside him had finished her guava, and now, idly swinging her tennis-bat, stood watching the games in the sunken courts below.
