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Chapter XXXII
MRS. WIGGETT'S "NOON-MARK." Jack returned home, unexpectedly, that night. He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left. The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jack returned home, unexpectedly, that night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
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From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
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From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
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From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
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From this reading Jack returned home, unexpectedly, that night.
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From this reading Jack returned home, unexpectedly, that night.
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From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
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From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
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From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
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From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
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From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
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From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
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From this reading MRS.
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From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
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From this reading Jack returned home, unexpectedly, that night.
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From this reading WIGGETT'S "NOON-MARK."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
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From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
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From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
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From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
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From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jack returned home, unexpectedly, that night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jack returned home, unexpectedly, that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The promise of money due himself could not have pleased him so much as the prospect now presented of justice being done to the truckman.
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From this reading Jack returned home, unexpectedly, that night.
at the time that
From this reading He jumped for joy when told of Mr. Betterson's call and the message he had left.
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From this reading WIGGETT'S "NOON-MARK."
