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Chapter X
ANDY IS ENGAGED FOR POLICE DUTY. “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross? I don’t think it’s my fault. I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering. I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.”
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading “ANDY IS ENGAGED FOR POLICE DUTY.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.”
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading ““I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t think it’s my fault.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.”
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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 wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
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From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.
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From this reading ANDY IS ENGAGED FOR POLICE DUTY.
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From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
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From this reading I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.
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From this reading I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.
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From this reading I don’t think it’s my fault.
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading ANDY IS ENGAGED FOR POLICE DUTY.
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From this reading ANDY IS ENGAGED FOR POLICE DUTY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
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From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
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From this reading I don’t think it’s my fault.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ANDY IS ENGAGED FOR POLICE DUTY.
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From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
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From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
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From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
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From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
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From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
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From this reading I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.
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From this reading I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANDY IS ENGAGED FOR POLICE DUTY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
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From this reading I don’t think it’s my fault.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I don’t think it’s my fault.
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From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANDY IS ENGAGED FOR POLICE DUTY.
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From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
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From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
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From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.
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From this reading I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I don’t think it’s my fault.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
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From this reading I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
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From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I suppose Herbert is angrier with me than ever, and that he will report this to his father, and get him to proceed against us at once.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I couldn’t stand by and see those two little boys imposed upon without interfering.
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From this reading “I wonder how it is,” said Andy to himself, as he walked home, “that I am always getting into a quarrel with Herbert Ross?
