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Chapter XIX
SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure. “Don’t do it any more. Gussie is all right enough if you don’t bear on too hard. Look at the shoulders on him. No wonder he’s the next to the best boxer in school.
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later than; following
From this reading “SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at the shoulders on him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No wonder he’s the next to the best boxer in school.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gussie is all right enough if you don’t bear on too hard.”
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later than; following
From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
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From this reading Gussie is all right enough if you don’t bear on too hard.
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From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
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From this reading “Don’t do it any more.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at the shoulders on him.
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From this reading Gussie is all right enough if you don’t bear on too hard.
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From this reading No wonder he’s the next to the best boxer in school.
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From this reading No wonder he’s the next to the best boxer in school.
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From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Don’t do it any more.
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From this reading “Don’t do it any more.
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From this reading Gussie is all right enough if you don’t bear on too hard.
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From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
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From this reading Gussie is all right enough if you don’t bear on too hard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
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From this reading Gussie is all right enough if you don’t bear on too hard.
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From this reading No wonder he’s the next to the best boxer in school.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Look at the shoulders on him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
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From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Gussie is all right enough if you don’t bear on too hard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No wonder he’s the next to the best boxer in school.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gussie is all right enough if you don’t bear on too hard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Don’t do it any more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at the shoulders on him.
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From this reading “Don’t do it any more.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No wonder he’s the next to the best boxer in school.
not any; not one
From this reading No wonder he’s the next to the best boxer in school.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Gussie is all right enough if you don’t bear on too hard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gussie is all right enough if you don’t bear on too hard.
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From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
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From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
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From this reading Look at the shoulders on him.
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From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
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From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No wonder he’s the next to the best boxer in school.
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From this reading Gussie is all right enough if you don’t bear on too hard.
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From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
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From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
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From this reading No wonder he’s the next to the best boxer in school.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SCHOOL LIFE “You stirred up the animals, Walter,” said Hodge after Gus had taken his departure.
