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Chapter VII
KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul. She began to talk to him at once. "I want to know all about your candidate, Mr. Brooks," she declared. "You can't imagine how pleased I am to have you here. I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"I want to know all about your candidate, Mr. Brooks," she declared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She began to talk to him at once.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You can't imagine how pleased I am to have you here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You can't imagine how pleased I am to have you here.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You can't imagine how pleased I am to have you here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I want to know all about your candidate, Mr. Brooks," she declared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She began to talk to him at once.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You can't imagine how pleased I am to have you here.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.”
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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 I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I want to know all about your candidate, Mr. Brooks," she declared.
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From this reading "I want to know all about your candidate, Mr. Brooks," she declared.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "You can't imagine how pleased I am to have you here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to talk to him at once.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.
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From this reading KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.
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From this reading I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
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From this reading I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can't imagine how pleased I am to have you here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want to know all about your candidate, Mr. Brooks," she declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want to know all about your candidate, Mr. Brooks," she declared.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You can't imagine how pleased I am to have you here.
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From this reading KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You can't imagine how pleased I am to have you here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She began to talk to him at once.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.
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From this reading I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
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From this reading "You can't imagine how pleased I am to have you here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to know all about your candidate, Mr. Brooks," she declared.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You can't imagine how pleased I am to have you here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
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From this reading KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.
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From this reading KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I want to know all about your candidate, Mr. Brooks," she declared.
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From this reading KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.
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From this reading KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.
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From this reading KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
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From this reading She began to talk to him at once.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You can't imagine how pleased I am to have you here.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She began to talk to him at once.
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From this reading I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
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From this reading KINGSTON BROOKS MAKES INQUIRIES At luncheon Brooks found himself between Sybil Caroom and Mr. Hennibul.
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From this reading She began to talk to him at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She began to talk to him at once.
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From this reading I have had the feeling ever since I came of being shut up in a hostile camp.
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From this reading "I want to know all about your candidate, Mr. Brooks," she declared.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can't imagine how pleased I am to have you here.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I want to know all about your candidate, Mr. Brooks," she declared.
