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Chapter XVI
STARTLING NEWS FROM HOME "Here the conquering hero comes!" "Say, but he looks like a real Lord, doesn't he?" "Don't forget to bow to all the people you pass, Sir Tubbs!" So the cries rang on, as the carriage and the carryall rolled away from the Ashton depot. "Say, look here, what does this mean?" stammered the dudish student.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “STARTLING NEWS FROM HOME "Here the conquering hero comes!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Say, look here, what does this mean?" stammered the dudish student.”
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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 "Say, but he looks like a real Lord, doesn't he?"
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From this reading "Don't forget to bow to all the people you pass, Sir Tubbs!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the cries rang on, as the carriage and the carryall rolled away from the Ashton depot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So the cries rang on, as the carriage and the carryall rolled away from the Ashton depot.
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From this reading So the cries rang on, as the carriage and the carryall rolled away from the Ashton depot.
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From this reading So the cries rang on, as the carriage and the carryall rolled away from the Ashton depot.
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From this reading "Don't forget to bow to all the people you pass, Sir Tubbs!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Say, but he looks like a real Lord, doesn't he?"
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From this reading So the cries rang on, as the carriage and the carryall rolled away from the Ashton depot.
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From this reading So the cries rang on, as the carriage and the carryall rolled away from the Ashton depot.
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From this reading STARTLING NEWS FROM HOME "Here the conquering hero comes!"
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From this reading STARTLING NEWS FROM HOME "Here the conquering hero comes!"
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From this reading So the cries rang on, as the carriage and the carryall rolled away from the Ashton depot.
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From this reading So the cries rang on, as the carriage and the carryall rolled away from the Ashton depot.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Say, look here, what does this mean?" stammered the dudish student.
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From this reading "Say, but he looks like a real Lord, doesn't he?"
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From this reading "Don't forget to bow to all the people you pass, Sir Tubbs!"
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From this reading "Say, look here, what does this mean?" stammered the dudish student.
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From this reading "Don't forget to bow to all the people you pass, Sir Tubbs!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading STARTLING NEWS FROM HOME "Here the conquering hero comes!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Say, but he looks like a real Lord, doesn't he?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STARTLING NEWS FROM HOME "Here the conquering hero comes!"
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From this reading STARTLING NEWS FROM HOME "Here the conquering hero comes!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STARTLING NEWS FROM HOME "Here the conquering hero comes!"
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From this reading "Say, but he looks like a real Lord, doesn't he?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Say, look here, what does this mean?" stammered the dudish student.
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From this reading "Say, but he looks like a real Lord, doesn't he?"
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From this reading "Say, but he looks like a real Lord, doesn't he?"
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From this reading "Say, look here, what does this mean?" stammered the dudish student.
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From this reading STARTLING NEWS FROM HOME "Here the conquering hero comes!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So the cries rang on, as the carriage and the carryall rolled away from the Ashton depot.
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From this reading "Don't forget to bow to all the people you pass, Sir Tubbs!"
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From this reading "Don't forget to bow to all the people you pass, Sir Tubbs!"
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From this reading So the cries rang on, as the carriage and the carryall rolled away from the Ashton depot.
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From this reading "Say, but he looks like a real Lord, doesn't he?"
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From this reading So the cries rang on, as the carriage and the carryall rolled away from the Ashton depot.
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From this reading "Say, but he looks like a real Lord, doesn't he?"
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From this reading "Don't forget to bow to all the people you pass, Sir Tubbs!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the cries rang on, as the carriage and the carryall rolled away from the Ashton depot.
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From this reading "Say, look here, what does this mean?" stammered the dudish student.
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From this reading STARTLING NEWS FROM HOME "Here the conquering hero comes!"
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From this reading "Say, look here, what does this mean?" stammered the dudish student.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STARTLING NEWS FROM HOME "Here the conquering hero comes!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Say, look here, what does this mean?" stammered the dudish student.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Don't forget to bow to all the people you pass, Sir Tubbs!"
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From this reading "Don't forget to bow to all the people you pass, Sir Tubbs!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Say, look here, what does this mean?" stammered the dudish student.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't forget to bow to all the people you pass, Sir Tubbs!"
