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Chapter X
JACK AND VINNIE IN CHICAGO. Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street. Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance. But she would not permit so foolish a thing. "It is all over now.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"It is all over now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But she would not permit so foolish a thing.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But she would not permit so foolish a thing.”
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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 But she would not permit so foolish a thing.
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From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
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From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
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From this reading "It is all over now.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK AND VINNIE IN CHICAGO.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
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From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she would not permit so foolish a thing.
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From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
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From this reading JACK AND VINNIE IN CHICAGO.
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From this reading But she would not permit so foolish a thing.
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From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
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From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK AND VINNIE IN CHICAGO.
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From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is all over now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is all over now.
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From this reading JACK AND VINNIE IN CHICAGO.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she would not permit so foolish a thing.
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From this reading "It is all over now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
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From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
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From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
above and across; more than
From this reading "It is all over now.
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From this reading But she would not permit so foolish a thing.
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From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
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From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
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From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
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From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she would not permit so foolish a thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
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From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACK AND VINNIE IN CHICAGO.
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From this reading Vinnie poured out her story to her friend as they walked along the street.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
at the time that
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
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From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But she would not permit so foolish a thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack was so incensed, when she came to the upshot of the adventure, that he wished to go back at once and make the slim youth's acquaintance.
