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Chapter IV
“A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead. Caleb laughed too, but colored a little. “Juniper is an old rogue,” he said amusedly. “I should have bribed him to hold his tongue.” Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I should have bribed him to hold his tongue.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Caleb laughed too, but colored a little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I should have bribed him to hold his tongue.””
up to a particular time
From this reading ““A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.”
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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 pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
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From this reading “Juniper is an old rogue,” he said amusedly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Juniper is an old rogue,” he said amusedly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
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From this reading Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
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From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
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From this reading “I should have bribed him to hold his tongue.”
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From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Caleb laughed too, but colored a little.
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From this reading Caleb laughed too, but colored a little.
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From this reading Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
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From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
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From this reading Caleb laughed too, but colored a little.
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From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
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From this reading Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
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From this reading Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
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From this reading Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
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From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I should have bribed him to hold his tongue.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Juniper is an old rogue,” he said amusedly.
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From this reading Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I should have bribed him to hold his tongue.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
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From this reading “I should have bribed him to hold his tongue.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I should have bribed him to hold his tongue.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Juniper is an old rogue,” he said amusedly.
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From this reading “Juniper is an old rogue,” he said amusedly.
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From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caleb laughed too, but colored a little.
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From this reading “Juniper is an old rogue,” he said amusedly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Juniper is an old rogue,” he said amusedly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “I should have bribed him to hold his tongue.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I should have bribed him to hold his tongue.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I should have bribed him to hold his tongue.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Caleb laughed too, but colored a little.
up to a particular time
From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Colonel Royall straightened his face and rubbed his eyeglasses on a dollar bill, which, he held, was the only way to clean them.
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From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “A pretty costly business for you, sir,” the colonel said wickedly, and then laughed until the blue veins stood out on his forehead.
