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Chapter XVII
IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor. Captain Putnam and Dick Rover raised him up. His eyes were rolling frightfully and his jaws opened and shut with a snap that was sickening. "Something is certainly wrong with him," whispered Sam to Tom. "Yes, he wouldn't act that way if he was simply frightened," was the reply.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Captain Putnam and Dick Rover raised him up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Captain Putnam and Dick Rover raised him up.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"Something is certainly wrong with him," whispered Sam to Tom.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.”
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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 His eyes were rolling frightfully and his jaws opened and shut with a snap that was sickening.
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From this reading "Yes, he wouldn't act that way if he was simply frightened," was the reply.
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From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
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From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Putnam and Dick Rover raised him up.
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From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Putnam and Dick Rover raised him up.
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From this reading "Something is certainly wrong with him," whispered Sam to Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Putnam and Dick Rover raised him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His eyes were rolling frightfully and his jaws opened and shut with a snap that was sickening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, he wouldn't act that way if he was simply frightened," was the reply.
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From this reading His eyes were rolling frightfully and his jaws opened and shut with a snap that was sickening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, he wouldn't act that way if he was simply frightened," was the reply.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Captain Putnam and Dick Rover raised him up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes were rolling frightfully and his jaws opened and shut with a snap that was sickening.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Yes, he wouldn't act that way if he was simply frightened," was the reply.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Something is certainly wrong with him," whispered Sam to Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His eyes were rolling frightfully and his jaws opened and shut with a snap that was sickening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His eyes were rolling frightfully and his jaws opened and shut with a snap that was sickening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Putnam and Dick Rover raised him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Putnam and Dick Rover raised him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, he wouldn't act that way if he was simply frightened," was the reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His eyes were rolling frightfully and his jaws opened and shut with a snap that was sickening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Putnam and Dick Rover raised him up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Something is certainly wrong with him," whispered Sam to Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His eyes were rolling frightfully and his jaws opened and shut with a snap that was sickening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His eyes were rolling frightfully and his jaws opened and shut with a snap that was sickening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, he wouldn't act that way if he was simply frightened," was the reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His eyes were rolling frightfully and his jaws opened and shut with a snap that was sickening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Something is certainly wrong with him," whispered Sam to Tom.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
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From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His eyes were rolling frightfully and his jaws opened and shut with a snap that was sickening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
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From this reading "Something is certainly wrong with him," whispered Sam to Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Putnam and Dick Rover raised him up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His eyes were rolling frightfully and his jaws opened and shut with a snap that was sickening.
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From this reading "Yes, he wouldn't act that way if he was simply frightened," was the reply.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH TAD SOBBER DISAPPEARS All standing near Nick Pell were amazed to see the boy fall to the floor.
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From this reading "Something is certainly wrong with him," whispered Sam to Tom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His eyes were rolling frightfully and his jaws opened and shut with a snap that was sickening.
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From this reading "Yes, he wouldn't act that way if he was simply frightened," was the reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Something is certainly wrong with him," whispered Sam to Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, he wouldn't act that way if he was simply frightened," was the reply.
