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Chapter III
"That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!" "But aren't you going to find the other car?" I demanded. "What other car?" he snapped. "The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “"The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “"The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"”
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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 "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
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From this reading "The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."
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From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
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From this reading "But aren't you going to find the other car?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
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From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
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From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."
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From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But aren't you going to find the other car?"
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From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
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From this reading "But aren't you going to find the other car?"
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From this reading "The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."
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From this reading "The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."
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From this reading I demanded.
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From this reading "The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."
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From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
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From this reading "But aren't you going to find the other car?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."
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From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But aren't you going to find the other car?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I demanded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."
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From this reading "The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."
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From this reading "But aren't you going to find the other car?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What other car?" he snapped.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."
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From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The one that must have been coming from the opposite direction; that caused this accident."
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From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But aren't you going to find the other car?"
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From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What other car?" he snapped.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That's the way it always happens," he came back at me; "they take risks a dozen times and get away with them, and then--Blooey!!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But aren't you going to find the other car?"
