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Chapter IV
"I've played twenty-five," he shouted. "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said. "I can lend you three till Monday." Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up. I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I've played twenty-five," he shouted.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"I can lend you three till Monday."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
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From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
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From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can lend you three till Monday."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I've played twenty-five," he shouted.
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From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
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From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
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From this reading "I've played twenty-five," he shouted.
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From this reading "I can lend you three till Monday."
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From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
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From this reading "I can lend you three till Monday."
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From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
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From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've played twenty-five," he shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I've played twenty-five," he shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
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From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
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From this reading "I can lend you three till Monday."
up to a particular time
From this reading "I can lend you three till Monday."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
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From this reading "I've played twenty-five," he shouted.
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From this reading Henry had one more rally and then picked his ball up.
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From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
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From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
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From this reading I had won seven holes and I had three bisques with which to win the match.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can lend you three till Monday."
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From this reading "Then you'll want some of my bisques," I said.
