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Chapter IV
THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face. "We want to see him," replied Snap, after a look at his chums. "What about?" "We think he played us a mean trick," put in Whopper, as Snap paused. "Oh, I thought that affair was a thing of the past," said Mr. Spink, loftily.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"What about?"”
later than; following
From this reading “THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We want to see him," replied Snap, after a look at his chums.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I thought that affair was a thing of the past," said Mr. Spink, loftily.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"We think he played us a mean trick," put in Whopper, as Snap paused.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Oh, I thought that affair was a thing of the past," said Mr. Spink, loftily.”
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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 STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What about?"
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From this reading "Oh, I thought that affair was a thing of the past," said Mr. Spink, loftily.
later than; following
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We think he played us a mean trick," put in Whopper, as Snap paused.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We want to see him," replied Snap, after a look at his chums.
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From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
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From this reading "We want to see him," replied Snap, after a look at his chums.
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From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
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From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
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From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
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From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
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From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We think he played us a mean trick," put in Whopper, as Snap paused.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We want to see him," replied Snap, after a look at his chums.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We think he played us a mean trick," put in Whopper, as Snap paused.
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From this reading "Oh, I thought that affair was a thing of the past," said Mr. Spink, loftily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
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From this reading "We think he played us a mean trick," put in Whopper, as Snap paused.
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From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
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From this reading "Oh, I thought that affair was a thing of the past," said Mr. Spink, loftily.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
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From this reading "Oh, I thought that affair was a thing of the past," said Mr. Spink, loftily.
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From this reading "We think he played us a mean trick," put in Whopper, as Snap paused.
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From this reading "We think he played us a mean trick," put in Whopper, as Snap paused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We think he played us a mean trick," put in Whopper, as Snap paused.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We want to see him," replied Snap, after a look at his chums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I thought that affair was a thing of the past," said Mr. Spink, loftily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We want to see him," replied Snap, after a look at his chums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We want to see him," replied Snap, after a look at his chums.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
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From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, I thought that affair was a thing of the past," said Mr. Spink, loftily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I thought that affair was a thing of the past," said Mr. Spink, loftily.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We think he played us a mean trick," put in Whopper, as Snap paused.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I thought that affair was a thing of the past," said Mr. Spink, loftily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We want to see him," replied Snap, after a look at his chums.
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From this reading "We think he played us a mean trick," put in Whopper, as Snap paused.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We think he played us a mean trick," put in Whopper, as Snap paused.
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From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, I thought that affair was a thing of the past," said Mr. Spink, loftily.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We want to see him," replied Snap, after a look at his chums.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
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From this reading "We think he played us a mean trick," put in Whopper, as Snap paused.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE STORY OF A GHOST "I say, what do you want of my son Hamilton?" repeated Mr. Spink, coming after the boys with a look of curiosity on his face.
