Chapter II · Challenges

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

later than; following

From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

any thing at all

From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

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From this reading Did you notice how he began like a lamb—Everhard, I mean, and how quickly he became a roaring lion?

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Did you notice how he began like a lamb—Everhard, I mean, and how quickly he became a roaring lion?

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From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

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From this reading “‘The courtesies of ecclesiastical controversy!’

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From this reading “‘The courtesies of ecclesiastical controversy!’

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From this reading Not since the death of my mother had I known him to laugh so heartily.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did you notice how he began like a lamb—Everhard, I mean, and how quickly he became a roaring lion?

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From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

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From this reading “‘The courtesies of ecclesiastical controversy!’

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From this reading Did you notice how he began like a lamb—Everhard, I mean, and how quickly he became a roaring lion?

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From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

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From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

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From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

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From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

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From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

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From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

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From this reading Not since the death of my mother had I known him to laugh so heartily.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Not since the death of my mother had I known him to laugh so heartily.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

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From this reading Did you notice how he began like a lamb—Everhard, I mean, and how quickly he became a roaring lion?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Not since the death of my mother had I known him to laugh so heartily.

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From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

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From this reading Not since the death of my mother had I known him to laugh so heartily.

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From this reading Did you notice how he began like a lamb—Everhard, I mean, and how quickly he became a roaring lion?

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From this reading Not since the death of my mother had I known him to laugh so heartily.

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From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

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From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

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From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

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From this reading Did you notice how he began like a lamb—Everhard, I mean, and how quickly he became a roaring lion?

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From this reading Did you notice how he began like a lamb—Everhard, I mean, and how quickly he became a roaring lion?

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From this reading Not since the death of my mother had I known him to laugh so heartily.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Not since the death of my mother had I known him to laugh so heartily.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not since the death of my mother had I known him to laugh so heartily.

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From this reading Did you notice how he began like a lamb—Everhard, I mean, and how quickly he became a roaring lion?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

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From this reading Did you notice how he began like a lamb—Everhard, I mean, and how quickly he became a roaring lion?

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From this reading Did you notice how he began like a lamb—Everhard, I mean, and how quickly he became a roaring lion?

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From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Not since the death of my mother had I known him to laugh so heartily.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Not since the death of my mother had I known him to laugh so heartily.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

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From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

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From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

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From this reading After the guests had gone, father threw himself into a chair and gave vent to roars of Gargantuan laughter.

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From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “I’ll wager Dr. Hammerfield was never up against anything like it in his life,” he laughed.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Did you notice how he began like a lamb—Everhard, I mean, and how quickly he became a roaring lion?