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Chapter XXV
THEODORE'S INSPIRATION. "New York postmark--that's from Ingolds & Ferry, I suppose. Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany. Who the mischief writes me from Albany?" This was Mr. Stephens' running commentary on his letters.
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spoken or written explanation or opinion about events
From this reading “This was Mr. Stephens' running commentary on his letters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This was Mr. Stephens' running commentary on his letters.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"New York postmark--that's from Ingolds & Ferry, I suppose.”
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From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
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From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
spoken or written explanation or opinion about events
From this reading This was Mr. Stephens' running commentary on his letters.
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From this reading "New York postmark--that's from Ingolds & Ferry, I suppose.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "New York postmark--that's from Ingolds & Ferry, I suppose.
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From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was Mr. Stephens' running commentary on his letters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "New York postmark--that's from Ingolds & Ferry, I suppose.
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From this reading "New York postmark--that's from Ingolds & Ferry, I suppose.
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From this reading THEODORE'S INSPIRATION.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
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From this reading This was Mr. Stephens' running commentary on his letters.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Who the mischief writes me from Albany?"
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From this reading Who the mischief writes me from Albany?"
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From this reading This was Mr. Stephens' running commentary on his letters.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
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From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
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From this reading "New York postmark--that's from Ingolds & Ferry, I suppose.
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From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This was Mr. Stephens' running commentary on his letters.
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From this reading "New York postmark--that's from Ingolds & Ferry, I suppose.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was Mr. Stephens' running commentary on his letters.
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From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
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From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
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From this reading This was Mr. Stephens' running commentary on his letters.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "New York postmark--that's from Ingolds & Ferry, I suppose.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
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From this reading "New York postmark--that's from Ingolds & Ferry, I suppose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
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From this reading THEODORE'S INSPIRATION.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Chicago, that must be from Southy, and this is Ned's scrawling hand; now for the fourth--Albany.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was Mr. Stephens' running commentary on his letters.
which person or people
From this reading Who the mischief writes me from Albany?"
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From this reading Who the mischief writes me from Albany?"
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From this reading "New York postmark--that's from Ingolds & Ferry, I suppose.
