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Chapter XVI
When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before. “Help!” bawled Babo. “Help! Murder!” Such a hubbub had not been heard in that town for many a day.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Such a hubbub had not been heard in that town for many a day.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Help!” bawled Babo.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.”
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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 When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
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From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
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From this reading “Help!” bawled Babo.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Such a hubbub had not been heard in that town for many a day.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
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From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
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From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
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From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
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From this reading Such a hubbub had not been heard in that town for many a day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
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From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
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From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
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From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such a hubbub had not been heard in that town for many a day.
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From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
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From this reading Such a hubbub had not been heard in that town for many a day.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Help!” bawled Babo.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
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From this reading Such a hubbub had not been heard in that town for many a day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such a hubbub had not been heard in that town for many a day.
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From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
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From this reading Such a hubbub had not been heard in that town for many a day.
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From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
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From this reading Murder!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such a hubbub had not been heard in that town for many a day.
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From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such a hubbub had not been heard in that town for many a day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
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From this reading Such a hubbub had not been heard in that town for many a day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
at the time that
From this reading When the blacksmith saw what Babo had done to his mother, he caught him by the collar, and fell to giving him such a dressing down as never man had before.
