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Chapter II
“You must be Captain Hagberd,” he said, with easy assurance. The old man spun round, pulling out his spade, startled by the strange voice. “Yes, I am,” he answered nervously. The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?” “My son Harry,” mumbled Captain Hagberd, off his guard for once.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Yes, I am,” he answered nervously.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““You must be Captain Hagberd,” he said, with easy assurance.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““You must be Captain Hagberd,” he said, with easy assurance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““My son Harry,” mumbled Captain Hagberd, off his guard for once.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?””
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From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yes, I am,” he answered nervously.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Yes, I am,” he answered nervously.
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From this reading “You must be Captain Hagberd,” he said, with easy assurance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You must be Captain Hagberd,” he said, with easy assurance.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The old man spun round, pulling out his spade, startled by the strange voice.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You must be Captain Hagberd,” he said, with easy assurance.
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From this reading “You must be Captain Hagberd,” he said, with easy assurance.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
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From this reading “My son Harry,” mumbled Captain Hagberd, off his guard for once.
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From this reading “You must be Captain Hagberd,” he said, with easy assurance.
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From this reading “My son Harry,” mumbled Captain Hagberd, off his guard for once.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You must be Captain Hagberd,” he said, with easy assurance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old man spun round, pulling out his spade, startled by the strange voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, I am,” he answered nervously.
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From this reading The old man spun round, pulling out his spade, startled by the strange voice.
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From this reading “My son Harry,” mumbled Captain Hagberd, off his guard for once.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must be Captain Hagberd,” he said, with easy assurance.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My son Harry,” mumbled Captain Hagberd, off his guard for once.
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From this reading “Yes, I am,” he answered nervously.
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From this reading “My son Harry,” mumbled Captain Hagberd, off his guard for once.
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From this reading The old man spun round, pulling out his spade, startled by the strange voice.
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From this reading “My son Harry,” mumbled Captain Hagberd, off his guard for once.
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From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
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From this reading The old man spun round, pulling out his spade, startled by the strange voice.
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From this reading The old man spun round, pulling out his spade, startled by the strange voice.
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From this reading The old man spun round, pulling out his spade, startled by the strange voice.
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From this reading “You must be Captain Hagberd,” he said, with easy assurance.
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From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
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From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
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From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
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From this reading The old man spun round, pulling out his spade, startled by the strange voice.
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From this reading The old man spun round, pulling out his spade, startled by the strange voice.
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From this reading The old man spun round, pulling out his spade, startled by the strange voice.
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From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
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From this reading The old man spun round, pulling out his spade, startled by the strange voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man spun round, pulling out his spade, startled by the strange voice.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
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From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
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From this reading The old man spun round, pulling out his spade, startled by the strange voice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You must be Captain Hagberd,” he said, with easy assurance.
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From this reading “Yes, I am,” he answered nervously.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must be Captain Hagberd,” he said, with easy assurance.
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From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The other, smiling straight at him, uttered very slowly: “You’ve been advertising for your son, I believe?”
