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Chapter X
The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air. But all his work was done with his accustomed dispatch and skill, nevertheless. "What is on my boy's mind?" thought Mrs. Brady. Yes, that is what she thought--"_my_ boy." And just then Pat looked into the sitting-room with his basket on his arm.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But all his work was done with his accustomed dispatch and skill, nevertheless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And just then Pat looked into the sitting-room with his basket on his arm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What is on my boy's mind?" thought Mrs. Brady.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “But all his work was done with his accustomed dispatch and skill, nevertheless.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What is on my boy's mind?" thought Mrs. Brady.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air.”
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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 The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air.
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From this reading But all his work was done with his accustomed dispatch and skill, nevertheless.
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From this reading The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air.
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From this reading But all his work was done with his accustomed dispatch and skill, nevertheless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But all his work was done with his accustomed dispatch and skill, nevertheless.
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From this reading And just then Pat looked into the sitting-room with his basket on his arm.
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From this reading And just then Pat looked into the sitting-room with his basket on his arm.
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From this reading Yes, that is what she thought--"_my_ boy."
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From this reading "What is on my boy's mind?" thought Mrs. Brady.
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From this reading "What is on my boy's mind?" thought Mrs. Brady.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But all his work was done with his accustomed dispatch and skill, nevertheless.
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From this reading But all his work was done with his accustomed dispatch and skill, nevertheless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But all his work was done with his accustomed dispatch and skill, nevertheless.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But all his work was done with his accustomed dispatch and skill, nevertheless.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And just then Pat looked into the sitting-room with his basket on his arm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is on my boy's mind?" thought Mrs. Brady.
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From this reading And just then Pat looked into the sitting-room with his basket on his arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And just then Pat looked into the sitting-room with his basket on his arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What is on my boy's mind?" thought Mrs. Brady.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air.
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From this reading "What is on my boy's mind?" thought Mrs. Brady.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What is on my boy's mind?" thought Mrs. Brady.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading But all his work was done with his accustomed dispatch and skill, nevertheless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What is on my boy's mind?" thought Mrs. Brady.
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From this reading The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air.
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From this reading The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, that is what she thought--"_my_ boy."
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From this reading And just then Pat looked into the sitting-room with his basket on his arm.
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From this reading But all his work was done with his accustomed dispatch and skill, nevertheless.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes, that is what she thought--"_my_ boy."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air.
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From this reading And just then Pat looked into the sitting-room with his basket on his arm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What is on my boy's mind?" thought Mrs. Brady.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But all his work was done with his accustomed dispatch and skill, nevertheless.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is on my boy's mind?" thought Mrs. Brady.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next morning Pat went about with a preoccupied air.
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From this reading But all his work was done with his accustomed dispatch and skill, nevertheless.
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From this reading Yes, that is what she thought--"_my_ boy."
