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Chapter V
A BOAT WITH A BAD REPUTATION. People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing. The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him. Dory declared he would pay for the Goldwing on the spot if she was sold to him, and his bid was accepted. There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Dory declared he would pay for the Goldwing on the spot if she was sold to him, and his bid was accepted.”
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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 A BOAT WITH A BAD REPUTATION.
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From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
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From this reading Dory declared he would pay for the Goldwing on the spot if she was sold to him, and his bid was accepted.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dory declared he would pay for the Goldwing on the spot if she was sold to him, and his bid was accepted.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing.
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From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
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From this reading A BOAT WITH A BAD REPUTATION.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
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From this reading People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOAT WITH A BAD REPUTATION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dory declared he would pay for the Goldwing on the spot if she was sold to him, and his bid was accepted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dory declared he would pay for the Goldwing on the spot if she was sold to him, and his bid was accepted.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
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From this reading People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
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From this reading There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.
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From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing.
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From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOAT WITH A BAD REPUTATION.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dory declared he would pay for the Goldwing on the spot if she was sold to him, and his bid was accepted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dory declared he would pay for the Goldwing on the spot if she was sold to him, and his bid was accepted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading People looked at the boy as he continued to bid on the Goldwing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The auctioneer asked him some questions touching his ability to pay for the boat if she should be knocked off to him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There was only one other bidder, and he looked daggers at Dory every time he increased upon his bid.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dory declared he would pay for the Goldwing on the spot if she was sold to him, and his bid was accepted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A BOAT WITH A BAD REPUTATION.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dory declared he would pay for the Goldwing on the spot if she was sold to him, and his bid was accepted.
