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Chapter XVI
“Steady on, now,” snarled Pollock, in the tone that always exasperated Waterhouse; “steady on.” At that Waterhouse became speechless. He jumped to his feet. “Look here, Pollock,” he said, after a struggle to control his breath. “You must go home.
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later than; following
From this reading ““Look here, Pollock,” he said, after a struggle to control his breath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look here, Pollock,” he said, after a struggle to control his breath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look here, Pollock,” he said, after a struggle to control his breath.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““You must go home.”
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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 “Look here, Pollock,” he said, after a struggle to control his breath.
later than; following
From this reading “Look here, Pollock,” he said, after a struggle to control his breath.
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From this reading “Steady on, now,” snarled Pollock, in the tone that always exasperated Waterhouse; “steady on.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that Waterhouse became speechless.
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From this reading At that Waterhouse became speechless.
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From this reading “Look here, Pollock,” he said, after a struggle to control his breath.
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From this reading “Look here, Pollock,” he said, after a struggle to control his breath.
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From this reading “Steady on, now,” snarled Pollock, in the tone that always exasperated Waterhouse; “steady on.”
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From this reading He jumped to his feet.
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From this reading “You must go home.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He jumped to his feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, Pollock,” he said, after a struggle to control his breath.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He jumped to his feet.
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From this reading “You must go home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Steady on, now,” snarled Pollock, in the tone that always exasperated Waterhouse; “steady on.”
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From this reading He jumped to his feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look here, Pollock,” he said, after a struggle to control his breath.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must go home.
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From this reading “Steady on, now,” snarled Pollock, in the tone that always exasperated Waterhouse; “steady on.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Steady on, now,” snarled Pollock, in the tone that always exasperated Waterhouse; “steady on.”
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From this reading “Steady on, now,” snarled Pollock, in the tone that always exasperated Waterhouse; “steady on.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look here, Pollock,” he said, after a struggle to control his breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Steady on, now,” snarled Pollock, in the tone that always exasperated Waterhouse; “steady on.”
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From this reading At that Waterhouse became speechless.
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From this reading “Steady on, now,” snarled Pollock, in the tone that always exasperated Waterhouse; “steady on.”
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From this reading “Look here, Pollock,” he said, after a struggle to control his breath.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Steady on, now,” snarled Pollock, in the tone that always exasperated Waterhouse; “steady on.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Steady on, now,” snarled Pollock, in the tone that always exasperated Waterhouse; “steady on.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He jumped to his feet.
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From this reading “Steady on, now,” snarled Pollock, in the tone that always exasperated Waterhouse; “steady on.”
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From this reading “Steady on, now,” snarled Pollock, in the tone that always exasperated Waterhouse; “steady on.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must go home.
