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Chapter VIII
"Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning." Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young. It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady. "But it's none of my business, of course," he told himself. It was Saturday morning.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But it's none of my business, of course," he told himself.”
every person
From this reading “It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"But it's none of my business, of course," he told himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."”
not one, and not any
From this reading “"But it's none of my business, of course," he told himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But it's none of my business, of course," he told himself.”
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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 It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
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From this reading It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
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From this reading It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
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From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
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From this reading "But it's none of my business, of course," he told himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it's none of my business, of course," he told himself.
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From this reading It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But it's none of my business, of course," he told himself.
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From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
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From this reading It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
every person
From this reading It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
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From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
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From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
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From this reading It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
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From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But it's none of my business, of course," he told himself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "But it's none of my business, of course," he told himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
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From this reading It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
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From this reading "But it's none of my business, of course," he told himself.
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From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
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From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
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From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
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From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
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From this reading It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But it's none of my business, of course," he told himself.
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From this reading It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
not any; not one
From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
not one, and not any
From this reading "But it's none of my business, of course," he told himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Saturday morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
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From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
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From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But it's none of my business, of course," he told himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pat, I forgot to give Mr. Brady the list of things that I want sent up this morning."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
at the time that
From this reading It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
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From this reading It was always a mystery to the boy why Mrs. Brady called her husband "Mr. Brady" when everybody else said General Brady.
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From this reading Pat looked up from his dishwashing sympathetically, for there was perplexity in the kindly tone and on the face no longer young.
