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Chapter XXV
DR. MACKEY SHOWS HIS HAND. "Well, what do these fellows intend to do with me, anyway?" It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep. He was a close prisoner in a little cabin far up the mountain side.
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later than; following
From this reading “It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “MACKEY SHOWS HIS HAND.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was a close prisoner in a little cabin far up the mountain side.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “"Well, what do these fellows intend to do with me, anyway?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, what do these fellows intend to do with me, anyway?"”
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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 It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
later than; following
From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
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From this reading "Well, what do these fellows intend to do with me, anyway?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
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From this reading He was a close prisoner in a little cabin far up the mountain side.
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From this reading He was a close prisoner in a little cabin far up the mountain side.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MACKEY SHOWS HIS HAND.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
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From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was a close prisoner in a little cabin far up the mountain side.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
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From this reading MACKEY SHOWS HIS HAND.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, what do these fellows intend to do with me, anyway?"
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From this reading He was a close prisoner in a little cabin far up the mountain side.
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From this reading He was a close prisoner in a little cabin far up the mountain side.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
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From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
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From this reading MACKEY SHOWS HIS HAND.
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From this reading He was a close prisoner in a little cabin far up the mountain side.
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From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Well, what do these fellows intend to do with me, anyway?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, what do these fellows intend to do with me, anyway?"
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From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
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From this reading "Well, what do these fellows intend to do with me, anyway?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what do these fellows intend to do with me, anyway?"
which person or people
From this reading It was Jack who asked himself the question, as he sat up, after quite a long sleep.
in the company of; together with
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