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Chapter IV
THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.” “What’s the use?” drawled Walter lazily. “Some day we’ll want to use them again.” “Use them, then; I don’t object.” “But you’ll want them clean.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Some day we’ll want to use them again.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.””
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.””
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some day we’ll want to use them again.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
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From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
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From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
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From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you’ll want them clean.”
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From this reading “But you’ll want them clean.”
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From this reading “Some day we’ll want to use them again.”
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From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
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From this reading “Use them, then; I don’t object.”
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From this reading “What’s the use?” drawled Walter lazily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Use them, then; I don’t object.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
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From this reading “What’s the use?” drawled Walter lazily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
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From this reading “Use them, then; I don’t object.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
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From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
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From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
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From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
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From this reading “Some day we’ll want to use them again.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
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From this reading “Use them, then; I don’t object.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
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From this reading “What’s the use?” drawled Walter lazily.
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From this reading “What’s the use?” drawled Walter lazily.
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From this reading “Some day we’ll want to use them again.”
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From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
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From this reading “Some day we’ll want to use them again.”
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From this reading “What’s the use?” drawled Walter lazily.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE REWARD OF PATIENCE “The ‘next thing’ is to wash these dishes and put them back in the baskets where they belong.”
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From this reading “But you’ll want them clean.”
