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Chapter XIV
"OH," said a student, " this game ought to quit. I feel like thirty cents. We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks. Why don't they stop it ?" Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"OH," said a student, " this game ought to quit.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.”
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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 "OH," said a student, " this game ought to quit.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.
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From this reading Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.
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From this reading I feel like thirty cents.
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From this reading Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.
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From this reading We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.
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From this reading We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.
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From this reading Why don't they stop it ?"
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From this reading I feel like thirty cents.
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From this reading "OH," said a student, " this game ought to quit.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I feel like thirty cents.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why don't they stop it ?"
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From this reading I feel like thirty cents.
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From this reading Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "OH," said a student, " this game ought to quit.
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From this reading Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "OH," said a student, " this game ought to quit.
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From this reading We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "OH," said a student, " this game ought to quit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.
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From this reading Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "OH," said a student, " this game ought to quit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why don't they stop it ?"
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From this reading "OH," said a student, " this game ought to quit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why don't they stop it ?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.
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From this reading I feel like thirty cents.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "OH," said a student, " this game ought to quit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "OH," said a student, " this game ought to quit.
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From this reading We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Coleman was remarking: "Really, the only sensible thing to do now is to have breakfast.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We didn't come out here to be pursued about the country by these Turks.
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From this reading Why don't they stop it ?"
