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Chapter II
UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him. The old man's eyes were closed, but he opened them when Ernest entered. "Was I gone long?" asked the boy. "I don't know. I think I fell asleep."
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Was I gone long?" asked the boy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I don't know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Was I gone long?" asked the boy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I think I fell asleep."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Was I gone long?" asked the boy.
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From this reading I think I fell asleep."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
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From this reading "Was I gone long?" asked the boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The old man's eyes were closed, but he opened them when Ernest entered.
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From this reading The old man's eyes were closed, but he opened them when Ernest entered.
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From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
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From this reading "I don't know.
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From this reading The old man's eyes were closed, but he opened them when Ernest entered.
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From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
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From this reading The old man's eyes were closed, but he opened them when Ernest entered.
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From this reading I think I fell asleep."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
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From this reading "Was I gone long?" asked the boy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
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From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Was I gone long?" asked the boy.
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From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Was I gone long?" asked the boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old man's eyes were closed, but he opened them when Ernest entered.
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From this reading The old man's eyes were closed, but he opened them when Ernest entered.
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From this reading The old man's eyes were closed, but he opened them when Ernest entered.
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From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
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From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The old man's eyes were closed, but he opened them when Ernest entered.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The old man's eyes were closed, but he opened them when Ernest entered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think I fell asleep."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
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From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
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From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was I gone long?" asked the boy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The old man's eyes were closed, but he opened them when Ernest entered.
at the time that
From this reading The old man's eyes were closed, but he opened them when Ernest entered.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading UNCLE PETER'S REVELATION Ernest went direct to his home, for he knew his uncle would be waiting for him.
