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Chapter XXVI
THE STAGE "You first," said Lawlor at the door. "I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly. "After you, sir." "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows! Calamity was right; there's going to be hell poppin' before long."
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later than; following
From this reading “"After you, sir."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Calamity was right; there's going to be hell poppin' before long."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STAGE "You first," said Lawlor at the door.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Calamity was right; there's going to be hell poppin' before long."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Calamity was right; there's going to be hell poppin' before long."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!”
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later than; following
From this reading "After you, sir."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
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From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE STAGE "You first," said Lawlor at the door.
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From this reading "I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Calamity was right; there's going to be hell poppin' before long."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Calamity was right; there's going to be hell poppin' before long."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Calamity was right; there's going to be hell poppin' before long."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STAGE "You first," said Lawlor at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STAGE "You first," said Lawlor at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Calamity was right; there's going to be hell poppin' before long."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Calamity was right; there's going to be hell poppin' before long."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STAGE "You first," said Lawlor at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Calamity was right; there's going to be hell poppin' before long."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Calamity was right; there's going to be hell poppin' before long."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Calamity was right; there's going to be hell poppin' before long."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STAGE "You first," said Lawlor at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "After you, sir."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STAGE "You first," said Lawlor at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STAGE "You first," said Lawlor at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Calamity was right; there's going to be hell poppin' before long."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've been taught to let an older man go first," said Bard, smiling pleasantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Any way you want it, Bard," answered Lawlor, but as he led the way down the hall he was saying to himself, through his stiffly mumbling lips: "He knows!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE STAGE "You first," said Lawlor at the door.
