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Chapter IV
CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use. "Why, Blake!" he cried. "What have you got on? Have you been serenading somebody?" "I can't stop," Blake answered with a grin.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"I can't stop," Blake answered with a grin.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have you been serenading somebody?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, Blake!" he cried.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"What have you got on?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Have you been serenading somebody?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.”
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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 CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I can't stop," Blake answered with a grin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Have you been serenading somebody?"
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading "Why, Blake!" he cried.
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading "I can't stop," Blake answered with a grin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, Blake!" he cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading "What have you got on?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't stop," Blake answered with a grin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have you got on?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, Blake!" he cried.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't stop," Blake answered with a grin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What have you got on?
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading Have you been serenading somebody?"
a person, without saying who
From this reading Have you been serenading somebody?"
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading "I can't stop," Blake answered with a grin.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you got on?
at the time that
From this reading CORNERING THE BOBCAT The next evening Harding was taking out a cigar in the vestibule when a man brushed past him wearing big mittens and a loose black cloak such as old-fashioned French-Canadians sometimes use.
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From this reading "Why, Blake!" he cried.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I can't stop," Blake answered with a grin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have you got on?
