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Chapter VII
March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered. He now sat down, and began to open his letters. "Do you hear?" the old man roared at him. "I want you to turn him off." "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He now sat down, and began to open his letters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you hear?" the old man roared at him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “He now sat down, and began to open his letters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you hear?" the old man roared at him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.”
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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 "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He now sat down, and began to open his letters.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He now sat down, and began to open his letters.
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From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you hear?" the old man roared at him.
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From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He now sat down, and began to open his letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you hear?" the old man roared at him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you hear?" the old man roared at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want you to turn him off."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He now sat down, and began to open his letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you hear?" the old man roared at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He now sat down, and began to open his letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want you to turn him off."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you hear?" the old man roared at him.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He now sat down, and began to open his letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you hear?" the old man roared at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He now sat down, and began to open his letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you hear?" the old man roared at him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Excuse me, Mr. Dryfoos," said March, succeeding in an effort to speak calmly, "I don't know you, in such a matter as this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
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From this reading "I want you to turn him off."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want you to turn him off."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
at the time that
From this reading March was standing at his desk, as he had risen to receive Dryfoos when he entered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you hear?" the old man roared at him.
