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Chapter I
He was the millionth quadrillionth baby to be born on Earth. Naturally the event had to be celebrated. And it was--in a devastating manner! Ginny stood anxiously in the kitchen doorway, wiping her hands on the hem of her apron. "You shouldn't upset the boy by yelling at him, Lester," she said.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was the millionth quadrillionth baby to be born on Earth.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Ginny stood anxiously in the kitchen doorway, wiping her hands on the hem of her apron.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ginny stood anxiously in the kitchen doorway, wiping her hands on the hem of her apron.”
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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 And it was--in a devastating manner!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was--in a devastating manner!
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From this reading Ginny stood anxiously in the kitchen doorway, wiping her hands on the hem of her apron.
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From this reading Ginny stood anxiously in the kitchen doorway, wiping her hands on the hem of her apron.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You shouldn't upset the boy by yelling at him, Lester," she said.
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From this reading He was the millionth quadrillionth baby to be born on Earth.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was the millionth quadrillionth baby to be born on Earth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was the millionth quadrillionth baby to be born on Earth.
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From this reading "You shouldn't upset the boy by yelling at him, Lester," she said.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You shouldn't upset the boy by yelling at him, Lester," she said.
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From this reading Naturally the event had to be celebrated.
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From this reading And it was--in a devastating manner!
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From this reading Ginny stood anxiously in the kitchen doorway, wiping her hands on the hem of her apron.
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From this reading He was the millionth quadrillionth baby to be born on Earth.
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From this reading Naturally the event had to be celebrated.
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From this reading Ginny stood anxiously in the kitchen doorway, wiping her hands on the hem of her apron.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Naturally the event had to be celebrated.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Ginny stood anxiously in the kitchen doorway, wiping her hands on the hem of her apron.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the millionth quadrillionth baby to be born on Earth.
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From this reading Ginny stood anxiously in the kitchen doorway, wiping her hands on the hem of her apron.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ginny stood anxiously in the kitchen doorway, wiping her hands on the hem of her apron.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You shouldn't upset the boy by yelling at him, Lester," she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And it was--in a devastating manner!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was--in a devastating manner!
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From this reading Ginny stood anxiously in the kitchen doorway, wiping her hands on the hem of her apron.
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From this reading "You shouldn't upset the boy by yelling at him, Lester," she said.
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From this reading And it was--in a devastating manner!
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From this reading He was the millionth quadrillionth baby to be born on Earth.
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From this reading Naturally the event had to be celebrated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ginny stood anxiously in the kitchen doorway, wiping her hands on the hem of her apron.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was the millionth quadrillionth baby to be born on Earth.
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From this reading He was the millionth quadrillionth baby to be born on Earth.
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From this reading "You shouldn't upset the boy by yelling at him, Lester," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You shouldn't upset the boy by yelling at him, Lester," she said.
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From this reading "You shouldn't upset the boy by yelling at him, Lester," she said.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ginny stood anxiously in the kitchen doorway, wiping her hands on the hem of her apron.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was the millionth quadrillionth baby to be born on Earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was the millionth quadrillionth baby to be born on Earth.
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From this reading "You shouldn't upset the boy by yelling at him, Lester," she said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the millionth quadrillionth baby to be born on Earth.
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From this reading Ginny stood anxiously in the kitchen doorway, wiping her hands on the hem of her apron.
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From this reading "You shouldn't upset the boy by yelling at him, Lester," she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You shouldn't upset the boy by yelling at him, Lester," she said.
