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Chapter V
"Then there's Tucker. No fear of his reporting us, eh!" "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps. What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day? Thirteen cigar- ends!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?”
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From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
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From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
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From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
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From this reading Thirteen cigar- ends!
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From this reading No fear of his reporting us, eh!"
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From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No fear of his reporting us, eh!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?
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From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
not any; not one
From this reading No fear of his reporting us, eh!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No fear of his reporting us, eh!"
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From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
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From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
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From this reading No fear of his reporting us, eh!"
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From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
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From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
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From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
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From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
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From this reading "Then there's Tucker.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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From this reading Thirteen cigar- ends!
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From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
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From this reading "Then there's Tucker.
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From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No fear of his reporting us, eh!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?
at the time that
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Rather not! when he's always breaking rules himself, and slinking down to Shellport, and kicking up rows with the other chaps.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What do you think I found in his brush-and-comb bag the other day?
