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Chapter XXV
THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little. Yet she spoke seriously. "You needn't be so worried, Wyn. I know most of the men who do business on the lake. Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I know most of the men who do business on the lake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet she spoke seriously.”
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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 THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.
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From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
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From this reading THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You needn't be so worried, Wyn.
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From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
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From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
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From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.
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From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You needn't be so worried, Wyn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
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From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
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From this reading THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.
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From this reading Yet she spoke seriously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet she spoke seriously.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You needn't be so worried, Wyn.
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From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
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From this reading Yet she spoke seriously.
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From this reading THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRANGE BATEAU Polly laughed a little.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
which person or people
From this reading I know most of the men who do business on the lake.
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From this reading "You needn't be so worried, Wyn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some of them are mighty fine fellows, and others are just the opposite; but I'm not afraid of the worst of them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You needn't be so worried, Wyn.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet she spoke seriously.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You needn't be so worried, Wyn.
