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Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back. “The demon ain’t so careful as he wants to be!” Will said sagely. “Surely, here is a loophole of escape! I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Surely, here is a loophole of escape!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Surely, here is a loophole of escape!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.””
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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 Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
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From this reading “The demon ain’t so careful as he wants to be!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The demon ain’t so careful as he wants to be!”
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From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The demon ain’t so careful as he wants to be!”
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From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
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From this reading “The demon ain’t so careful as he wants to be!”
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From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
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From this reading “The demon ain’t so careful as he wants to be!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
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From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
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From this reading “Surely, here is a loophole of escape!
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From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
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From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
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From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
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From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
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From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
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From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Surely, here is a loophole of escape!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Surely, here is a loophole of escape!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Surely, here is a loophole of escape!
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From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Surely, here is a loophole of escape!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
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From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
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From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
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From this reading Will said sagely.
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From this reading Will said sagely.
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From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
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From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The demon ain’t so careful as he wants to be!”
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From this reading “Surely, here is a loophole of escape!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The demon ain’t so careful as he wants to be!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The demon ain’t so careful as he wants to be!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
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From this reading “The demon ain’t so careful as he wants to be!”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Feeling carefully for this shingle, he found it, took out a pin which held it fast, and shoved it back.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will said sagely.
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From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wish I could ease my feelings by heaping up big and meaning words, as Henry or George would do.”
