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Chapter VI
A LIBERAL OFFER. Thoroughly mortified and crestfallen, Conrad went home. He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance. "Well, Conrad," he said, with a smile, "did you carry off the honors at the picnic?" "No, I didn't," answered Conrad, bitterly.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"No, I didn't," answered Conrad, bitterly.”
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading “"No, I didn't," answered Conrad, bitterly.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, Conrad," he said, with a smile, "did you carry off the honors at the picnic?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thoroughly mortified and crestfallen, Conrad went home.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.”
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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 LIBERAL OFFER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thoroughly mortified and crestfallen, Conrad went home.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No, I didn't," answered Conrad, bitterly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, Conrad," he said, with a smile, "did you carry off the honors at the picnic?"
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading "No, I didn't," answered Conrad, bitterly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.
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From this reading "Well, Conrad," he said, with a smile, "did you carry off the honors at the picnic?"
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From this reading Thoroughly mortified and crestfallen, Conrad went home.
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From this reading Thoroughly mortified and crestfallen, Conrad went home.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, Conrad," he said, with a smile, "did you carry off the honors at the picnic?"
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From this reading "No, I didn't," answered Conrad, bitterly.
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From this reading He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.
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From this reading He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.
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From this reading He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.
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From this reading Thoroughly mortified and crestfallen, Conrad went home.
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From this reading "Well, Conrad," he said, with a smile, "did you carry off the honors at the picnic?"
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From this reading He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I didn't," answered Conrad, bitterly.
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From this reading A LIBERAL OFFER.
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From this reading Thoroughly mortified and crestfallen, Conrad went home.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I didn't," answered Conrad, bitterly.
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From this reading He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.
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From this reading "Well, Conrad," he said, with a smile, "did you carry off the honors at the picnic?"
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From this reading A LIBERAL OFFER.
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From this reading "Well, Conrad," he said, with a smile, "did you carry off the honors at the picnic?"
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From this reading He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.
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From this reading "Well, Conrad," he said, with a smile, "did you carry off the honors at the picnic?"
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From this reading "Well, Conrad," he said, with a smile, "did you carry off the honors at the picnic?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, Conrad," he said, with a smile, "did you carry off the honors at the picnic?"
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From this reading Thoroughly mortified and crestfallen, Conrad went home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.
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From this reading He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.
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From this reading "Well, Conrad," he said, with a smile, "did you carry off the honors at the picnic?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thoroughly mortified and crestfallen, Conrad went home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, Conrad," he said, with a smile, "did you carry off the honors at the picnic?"
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He hoped to go up to his room without observation, but his father noticed his entrance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Conrad," he said, with a smile, "did you carry off the honors at the picnic?"
