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Chapter XVII
MR. ROBERT GETS A SLANT It's all wrong, Percy, all wrong. Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card. What do I mean--we? Why, me and Mr. Robert.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.”
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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 ROBERT GETS A SLANT It's all wrong, Percy, all wrong.
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From this reading ROBERT GETS A SLANT It's all wrong, Percy, all wrong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
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From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
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From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do I mean--we?
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From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
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From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
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From this reading ROBERT GETS A SLANT It's all wrong, Percy, all wrong.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What do I mean--we?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
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From this reading ROBERT GETS A SLANT It's all wrong, Percy, all wrong.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, me and Mr. Robert.
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From this reading What do I mean--we?
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
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From this reading ROBERT GETS A SLANT It's all wrong, Percy, all wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBERT GETS A SLANT It's all wrong, Percy, all wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROBERT GETS A SLANT It's all wrong, Percy, all wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
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From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
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From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Somebody's been and rung in a revise on this Romeo dope, and here we find ourselves tryin' to make the Cupid Express on a canceled time-card.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do I mean--we?
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From this reading Why, me and Mr. Robert.
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From this reading ROBERT GETS A SLANT It's all wrong, Percy, all wrong.
