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Chapter XVI
HOW JACK TOOK TO HIS HEELS. IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice. Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers. “That’s no praying!” thought he. “I shall never dare stir, unless he puts in, and makes more noise.
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later than; following
From this reading “IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I shall never dare stir, unless he puts in, and makes more noise.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““I shall never dare stir, unless he puts in, and makes more noise.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That’s no praying!” thought he.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HOW JACK TOOK TO HIS HEELS.”
except if; if not
From this reading ““I shall never dare stir, unless he puts in, and makes more noise.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.”
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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 IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
later than; following
From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
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From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
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From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
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From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
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From this reading “I shall never dare stir, unless he puts in, and makes more noise.
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From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
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From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That’s no praying!” thought he.
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From this reading HOW JACK TOOK TO HIS HEELS.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW JACK TOOK TO HIS HEELS.
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From this reading HOW JACK TOOK TO HIS HEELS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall never dare stir, unless he puts in, and makes more noise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
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From this reading HOW JACK TOOK TO HIS HEELS.
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From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
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From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
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From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
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From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
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From this reading “I shall never dare stir, unless he puts in, and makes more noise.
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From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
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From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
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From this reading “I shall never dare stir, unless he puts in, and makes more noise.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I shall never dare stir, unless he puts in, and makes more noise.
not any; not one
From this reading “That’s no praying!” thought he.
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From this reading “I shall never dare stir, unless he puts in, and makes more noise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
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From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
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From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
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From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
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From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
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From this reading “That’s no praying!” thought he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shall never dare stir, unless he puts in, and makes more noise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
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From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall never dare stir, unless he puts in, and makes more noise.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
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From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
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From this reading “I shall never dare stir, unless he puts in, and makes more noise.
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From this reading “That’s no praying!” thought he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
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From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That’s no praying!” thought he.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW JACK TOOK TO HIS HEELS.
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From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW JACK TOOK TO HIS HEELS.
except if; if not
From this reading “I shall never dare stir, unless he puts in, and makes more noise.
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From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
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From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN a moment all was still in the kitchen; then, after a brief silence, Peternot began to pray, in a low, solemn tone of voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Jack, waiting and listening in his corner, was dismayed at this, remembering what Hank had just said of the old man’s prayers.
