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Chapter III
‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said. “Awfully rude of me—but I hadn’t time to think. The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards. I do hope I didn’t hurt you?” He was a tall young man with the nicest ugly face I had ever seen.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a tall young man with the nicest ugly face I had ever seen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Awfully rude of me—but I hadn’t time to think.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Awfully rude of me—but I hadn’t time to think.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.”
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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 BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
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From this reading “Awfully rude of me—but I hadn’t time to think.
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From this reading ‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Awfully rude of me—but I hadn’t time to think.
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From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
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From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
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From this reading I do hope I didn’t hurt you?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do hope I didn’t hurt you?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a tall young man with the nicest ugly face I had ever seen.
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From this reading He was a tall young man with the nicest ugly face I had ever seen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
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From this reading “Awfully rude of me—but I hadn’t time to think.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.
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From this reading I do hope I didn’t hurt you?”
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From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
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From this reading I do hope I didn’t hurt you?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
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From this reading He was a tall young man with the nicest ugly face I had ever seen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Awfully rude of me—but I hadn’t time to think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
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From this reading He was a tall young man with the nicest ugly face I had ever seen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Awfully rude of me—but I hadn’t time to think.
above and across; more than
From this reading ‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.
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From this reading ‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.
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From this reading “Awfully rude of me—but I hadn’t time to think.
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From this reading ‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.
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From this reading He was a tall young man with the nicest ugly face I had ever seen.
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From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading ‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.
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From this reading He was a tall young man with the nicest ugly face I had ever seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Awfully rude of me—but I hadn’t time to think.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Awfully rude of me—but I hadn’t time to think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Awfully rude of me—but I hadn’t time to think.
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From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.
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From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
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From this reading He was a tall young man with the nicest ugly face I had ever seen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a tall young man with the nicest ugly face I had ever seen.
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From this reading ‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a tall young man with the nicest ugly face I had ever seen.
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From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
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From this reading The car went wrong, and I never thought we’d catch the train—had to sprint the last two hundred yards.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.
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From this reading He was a tall young man with the nicest ugly face I had ever seen.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‟I BEG your pardon for tumbling over you in such a way,” he said.
