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Chapter IX
OUT FOR THE TEAM Hope was delighted. “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly. “And I shall be too proud of you for words! And to-morrow I shall go and see you play.” “You’ll do nothing of the sort,” responded Jim shortly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““You’ll do nothing of the sort,” responded Jim shortly.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““And I shall be too proud of you for words!”
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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 just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I shall be too proud of you for words!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
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From this reading “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
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From this reading OUT FOR THE TEAM Hope was delighted.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You’ll do nothing of the sort,” responded Jim shortly.
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From this reading “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
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From this reading “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OUT FOR THE TEAM Hope was delighted.
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From this reading And to-morrow I shall go and see you play.”
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From this reading “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
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From this reading “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
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From this reading OUT FOR THE TEAM Hope was delighted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
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From this reading “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “You’ll do nothing of the sort,” responded Jim shortly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And I shall be too proud of you for words!
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From this reading OUT FOR THE TEAM Hope was delighted.
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From this reading And to-morrow I shall go and see you play.”
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From this reading “And I shall be too proud of you for words!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
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From this reading “You’ll do nothing of the sort,” responded Jim shortly.
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From this reading And to-morrow I shall go and see you play.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “And I shall be too proud of you for words!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
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From this reading “You’ll do nothing of the sort,” responded Jim shortly.
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From this reading “You’ll do nothing of the sort,” responded Jim shortly.
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From this reading OUT FOR THE TEAM Hope was delighted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT FOR THE TEAM Hope was delighted.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
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From this reading And to-morrow I shall go and see you play.”
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From this reading “And I shall be too proud of you for words!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUT FOR THE TEAM Hope was delighted.
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From this reading “And I shall be too proud of you for words!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And I shall be too proud of you for words!
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From this reading “You’ll do nothing of the sort,” responded Jim shortly.
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From this reading “I just know you’re going to be a real football hero, Jim,” she declared earnestly.
