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Chapter VI
FELICITY CROSSES BROADWAY And Perry Blair _had_ wanted to see. He hadn't listened to reason. He hadn't been a good boy. His bout with Gay was a repetition of that with Fanchette, the former title-holder. A brief half minute of boxing, a feint--and Gay on the canvas for the count of ten.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “He hadn't been a good boy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hadn't been a good boy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A brief half minute of boxing, a feint--and Gay on the canvas for the count of ten.”
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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 He hadn't been a good boy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FELICITY CROSSES BROADWAY And Perry Blair _had_ wanted to see.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He hadn't been a good boy.
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From this reading He hadn't been a good boy.
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From this reading A brief half minute of boxing, a feint--and Gay on the canvas for the count of ten.
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From this reading FELICITY CROSSES BROADWAY And Perry Blair _had_ wanted to see.
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From this reading A brief half minute of boxing, a feint--and Gay on the canvas for the count of ten.
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From this reading A brief half minute of boxing, a feint--and Gay on the canvas for the count of ten.
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From this reading FELICITY CROSSES BROADWAY And Perry Blair _had_ wanted to see.
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From this reading His bout with Gay was a repetition of that with Fanchette, the former title-holder.
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From this reading A brief half minute of boxing, a feint--and Gay on the canvas for the count of ten.
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From this reading FELICITY CROSSES BROADWAY And Perry Blair _had_ wanted to see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A brief half minute of boxing, a feint--and Gay on the canvas for the count of ten.
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From this reading His bout with Gay was a repetition of that with Fanchette, the former title-holder.
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From this reading His bout with Gay was a repetition of that with Fanchette, the former title-holder.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hadn't been a good boy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FELICITY CROSSES BROADWAY And Perry Blair _had_ wanted to see.
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From this reading He hadn't listened to reason.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A brief half minute of boxing, a feint--and Gay on the canvas for the count of ten.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hadn't listened to reason.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His bout with Gay was a repetition of that with Fanchette, the former title-holder.
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From this reading He hadn't listened to reason.
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From this reading A brief half minute of boxing, a feint--and Gay on the canvas for the count of ten.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His bout with Gay was a repetition of that with Fanchette, the former title-holder.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A brief half minute of boxing, a feint--and Gay on the canvas for the count of ten.
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From this reading FELICITY CROSSES BROADWAY And Perry Blair _had_ wanted to see.
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From this reading He hadn't listened to reason.
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From this reading His bout with Gay was a repetition of that with Fanchette, the former title-holder.
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From this reading FELICITY CROSSES BROADWAY And Perry Blair _had_ wanted to see.
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From this reading A brief half minute of boxing, a feint--and Gay on the canvas for the count of ten.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His bout with Gay was a repetition of that with Fanchette, the former title-holder.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His bout with Gay was a repetition of that with Fanchette, the former title-holder.
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From this reading His bout with Gay was a repetition of that with Fanchette, the former title-holder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FELICITY CROSSES BROADWAY And Perry Blair _had_ wanted to see.
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From this reading FELICITY CROSSES BROADWAY And Perry Blair _had_ wanted to see.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His bout with Gay was a repetition of that with Fanchette, the former title-holder.
in the company of; together with
From this reading His bout with Gay was a repetition of that with Fanchette, the former title-holder.
