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Chapter I
"Back to Putnam Hall again, boys! Hurrah!" "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover. "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home." "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “"I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Back to Putnam Hall again, boys!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."”
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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 "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Back to Putnam Hall again, boys!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
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From this reading "Back to Putnam Hall again, boys!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
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From this reading "Back to Putnam Hall again, boys!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
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From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
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From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
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From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
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From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
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From this reading "Back to Putnam Hall again, boys!
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From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
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From this reading Hurrah!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
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From this reading "Back to Putnam Hall again, boys!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
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From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Back to Putnam Hall again, boys!
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From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
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From this reading "Yes, back again, Tom, and glad of it," returned Dick Rover.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can tell you, the academy is getting to be a regular second home."
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From this reading "Right you are, Dick," came from Sam Rover, the youngest of the three brothers.
