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Chapter V
IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION. To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong. Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned? Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question. No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.”
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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 No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
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From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.
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From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.
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From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
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From this reading Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.
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From this reading Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.
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From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
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From this reading Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned?
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From this reading Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned?
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
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From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.
not any; not one
From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.
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From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
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From this reading Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had I done wrong so far as my fellow-student was concerned?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Seriously and earnestly I asked myself this question.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH ERNEST FINDS HIS FELLOW-STUDENTS IN OPEN REBELLION.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No; I had told the truth in regard to the affair exactly as it was, and it would be a lie for me to apologize to Poodles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To apologize to Poodles was to acknowledge that I had done wrong.
