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Chapter XXII
THE SWORD FALLS! Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday. That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood. Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour. They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
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later than; following
From this reading “Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.”
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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 That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
later than; following
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
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From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
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From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
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From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
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From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SWORD FALLS!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
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From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
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From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
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From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
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From this reading That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.
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From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SWORD FALLS!
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From this reading Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SWORD FALLS!
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From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
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From this reading That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
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From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night there was a celebration at Sunnywood.
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From this reading Jim broke into the first team on Wednesday.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jeffrey began it with two bottles of ginger ale which he produced after study hour.
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From this reading They drank Jim’s health in that enticing beverage and then Poke suggested that some cake wouldn’t be half bad.
