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Chapter XV
“And yet the old man was always greeted with smiles. No one asked him if he was good to his monkey. No one said that he ought not to be making the monkey work on such a hot day. “They all just watched! Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one asked him if he was good to his monkey.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one asked him if he was good to his monkey.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one asked him if he was good to his monkey.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “No one said that he ought not to be making the monkey work on such a hot day.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.”
but in spite of that
From this reading ““And yet the old man was always greeted with smiles.”
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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 No one said that he ought not to be making the monkey work on such a hot day.
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From this reading Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.
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From this reading “They all just watched!
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From this reading “And yet the old man was always greeted with smiles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And yet the old man was always greeted with smiles.
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From this reading Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one asked him if he was good to his monkey.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No one said that he ought not to be making the monkey work on such a hot day.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.
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From this reading No one said that he ought not to be making the monkey work on such a hot day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one asked him if he was good to his monkey.
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From this reading “And yet the old man was always greeted with smiles.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No one asked him if he was good to his monkey.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No one asked him if he was good to his monkey.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No one asked him if he was good to his monkey.
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From this reading No one said that he ought not to be making the monkey work on such a hot day.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading No one asked him if he was good to his monkey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.
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From this reading “They all just watched!
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From this reading Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one said that he ought not to be making the monkey work on such a hot day.
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From this reading “And yet the old man was always greeted with smiles.
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From this reading No one asked him if he was good to his monkey.
not any; not one
From this reading No one asked him if he was good to his monkey.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No one said that he ought not to be making the monkey work on such a hot day.
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From this reading Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.
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From this reading “And yet the old man was always greeted with smiles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading No one said that he ought not to be making the monkey work on such a hot day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one asked him if he was good to his monkey.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading No one said that he ought not to be making the monkey work on such a hot day.
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From this reading Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.
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From this reading No one said that he ought not to be making the monkey work on such a hot day.
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From this reading “And yet the old man was always greeted with smiles.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.
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From this reading Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No one said that he ought not to be making the monkey work on such a hot day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one said that he ought not to be making the monkey work on such a hot day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And yet the old man was always greeted with smiles.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They all just watched!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No one asked him if he was good to his monkey.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And yet the old man was always greeted with smiles.
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From this reading “They all just watched!
which person or people
From this reading Lots of people who had not been able to do any work to speak of all day—so hot had it been—now watched the monkey work.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And yet the old man was always greeted with smiles.
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From this reading No one said that he ought not to be making the monkey work on such a hot day.
but in spite of that
From this reading “And yet the old man was always greeted with smiles.
