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Chapter XII
THE RAID. Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor. He was in a bad fix, and he knew it. Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk. What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
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above and across; more than
From this reading “Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.”
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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 Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was in a bad fix, and he knew it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
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From this reading He was in a bad fix, and he knew it.
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From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
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From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
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From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
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From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
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From this reading He was in a bad fix, and he knew it.
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From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
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From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
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From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
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From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was in a bad fix, and he knew it.
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From this reading He was in a bad fix, and he knew it.
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From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
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From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
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From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
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From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
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From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
above and across; more than
From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
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From this reading THE RAID.
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From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
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From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
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From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
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From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RAID.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only, it was not his habit to cry over spilled milk.
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From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chick was thinking at electric speed as he hesitated for a second in the middle of the floor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he wanted to do was to hit on some method of meeting the crisis.
