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Chapter XII
BULLYING. "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away. "Well, there now," ejaculated Miss Parker, "I never! That boy's not a bit brought down by his mother's death. He sticks to it, just as indignant as ever."
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That boy's not a bit brought down by his mother's death.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He sticks to it, just as indignant as ever."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, there now," ejaculated Miss Parker, "I never!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, there now," ejaculated Miss Parker, "I never!”
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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 That boy's not a bit brought down by his mother's death.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He sticks to it, just as indignant as ever."
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From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
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From this reading That boy's not a bit brought down by his mother's death.
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From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That boy's not a bit brought down by his mother's death.
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From this reading BULLYING.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That boy's not a bit brought down by his mother's death.
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From this reading That boy's not a bit brought down by his mother's death.
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From this reading That boy's not a bit brought down by his mother's death.
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From this reading "Well, there now," ejaculated Miss Parker, "I never!
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From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sticks to it, just as indignant as ever."
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From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sticks to it, just as indignant as ever."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That boy's not a bit brought down by his mother's death.
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From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, there now," ejaculated Miss Parker, "I never!
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From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sticks to it, just as indignant as ever."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He sticks to it, just as indignant as ever."
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From this reading He sticks to it, just as indignant as ever."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, there now," ejaculated Miss Parker, "I never!
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From this reading That boy's not a bit brought down by his mother's death.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, there now," ejaculated Miss Parker, "I never!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That boy's not a bit brought down by his mother's death.
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From this reading "Well, there now," ejaculated Miss Parker, "I never!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, there now," ejaculated Miss Parker, "I never!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sticks to it, just as indignant as ever."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That boy's not a bit brought down by his mother's death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
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From this reading "Well, there now," ejaculated Miss Parker, "I never!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
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From this reading "Gas out."--The new boy's turn--"To err is human"--Resistance--Persecution--I'll run away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, there now," ejaculated Miss Parker, "I never!
