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INDIGNATION OF THE YEARLINGS. "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!" The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight. "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker. "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."”
one or the other of two
From this reading “"And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.”
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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 The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
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From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
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From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
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From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
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From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
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From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
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From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
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From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
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From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
one or the other of two
From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
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From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
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From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
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From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
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From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
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From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
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From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
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From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
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From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
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From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
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From this reading INDIGNATION OF THE YEARLINGS.
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From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
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From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
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From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
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From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
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From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INDIGNATION OF THE YEARLINGS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "And I don't care how it's done, either, fair or foul."
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From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
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From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
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From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
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From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INDIGNATION OF THE YEARLINGS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "By George, he's the freshest plebe that ever struck this place!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
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From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The speaker was Bull Harris, and he was sitting on the steps of the library building along with half a dozen classmates, excitedly and angrily discussing the fight.
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From this reading INDIGNATION OF THE YEARLINGS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now I tell you Mark Mallory's got to be put out of this place in a week," continued the first speaker.
