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Chapter VI
OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger. "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton. Ach! how am I to find out? These English weights and measures, this English money, when there is a metrical system!" He sat and hardly looked up when the clock struck seven.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He sat and hardly looked up when the clock struck seven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He sat and hardly looked up when the clock struck seven.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These English weights and measures, this English money, when there is a metrical system!"”
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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 "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton.
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From this reading Ach! how am I to find out?
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From this reading "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Ach! how am I to find out?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
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From this reading "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton.
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From this reading He sat and hardly looked up when the clock struck seven.
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From this reading These English weights and measures, this English money, when there is a metrical system!"
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From this reading Ach! how am I to find out?
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From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
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From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
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From this reading He sat and hardly looked up when the clock struck seven.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
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From this reading "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading These English weights and measures, this English money, when there is a metrical system!"
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From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
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From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat and hardly looked up when the clock struck seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These English weights and measures, this English money, when there is a metrical system!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These English weights and measures, this English money, when there is a metrical system!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These English weights and measures, this English money, when there is a metrical system!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
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From this reading Ach! how am I to find out?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
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From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat and hardly looked up when the clock struck seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat and hardly looked up when the clock struck seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sat and hardly looked up when the clock struck seven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading These English weights and measures, this English money, when there is a metrical system!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
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From this reading "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These English weights and measures, this English money, when there is a metrical system!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading These English weights and measures, this English money, when there is a metrical system!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ach! how am I to find out?
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From this reading "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton.
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From this reading He sat and hardly looked up when the clock struck seven.
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From this reading These English weights and measures, this English money, when there is a metrical system!"
at the time that
From this reading These English weights and measures, this English money, when there is a metrical system!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading OLD HANDS Karl Steinmetz lifted his pen from the paper before him and scratched his forehead with his forefinger.
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From this reading "Now, I wonder," he said aloud, "how many bushels there are in a ton.
