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Chapter III
I glanced sideways at Foster. He didn't look like a nut.... "All I've got to say is," I said, "you're a hell of a spry-looking ninety." "You find my appearance strangely youthful. What would be your reaction if I told you that I've aged greatly in the past few months?
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You find my appearance strangely youthful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He didn't look like a nut....”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You find my appearance strangely youthful.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What would be your reaction if I told you that I've aged greatly in the past few months?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “What would be your reaction if I told you that I've aged greatly in the past few months?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading "All I've got to say is," I said, "you're a hell of a spry-looking ninety."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You find my appearance strangely youthful.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I glanced sideways at Foster.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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From this reading I glanced sideways at Foster.
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't look like a nut....
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From this reading "All I've got to say is," I said, "you're a hell of a spry-looking ninety."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I glanced sideways at Foster.
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From this reading "All I've got to say is," I said, "you're a hell of a spry-looking ninety."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What would be your reaction if I told you that I've aged greatly in the past few months?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What would be your reaction if I told you that I've aged greatly in the past few months?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All I've got to say is," I said, "you're a hell of a spry-looking ninety."
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From this reading He didn't look like a nut....
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He didn't look like a nut....
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belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You find my appearance strangely youthful.
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From this reading "All I've got to say is," I said, "you're a hell of a spry-looking ninety."
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From this reading He didn't look like a nut....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "All I've got to say is," I said, "you're a hell of a spry-looking ninety."
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From this reading What would be your reaction if I told you that I've aged greatly in the past few months?
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From this reading What would be your reaction if I told you that I've aged greatly in the past few months?
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From this reading "All I've got to say is," I said, "you're a hell of a spry-looking ninety."
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From this reading "All I've got to say is," I said, "you're a hell of a spry-looking ninety."
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From this reading I glanced sideways at Foster.
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From this reading "All I've got to say is," I said, "you're a hell of a spry-looking ninety."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You find my appearance strangely youthful.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What would be your reaction if I told you that I've aged greatly in the past few months?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What would be your reaction if I told you that I've aged greatly in the past few months?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "All I've got to say is," I said, "you're a hell of a spry-looking ninety."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What would be your reaction if I told you that I've aged greatly in the past few months?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would be your reaction if I told you that I've aged greatly in the past few months?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would be your reaction if I told you that I've aged greatly in the past few months?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You find my appearance strangely youthful.
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From this reading "All I've got to say is," I said, "you're a hell of a spry-looking ninety."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What would be your reaction if I told you that I've aged greatly in the past few months?
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From this reading "You find my appearance strangely youthful.
