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Chapter VII
“’Arf a mo’,” Anthony cut in. “But what was _you_ doin’ in Mess?” “Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas. We never knew when we’d cop it in the ’Eavies, don’t you see. But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We never knew when we’d cop it in the ’Eavies, don’t you see.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.”
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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 “’Arf a mo’,” Anthony cut in.
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From this reading But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas.
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From this reading “’Arf a mo’,” Anthony cut in.
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From this reading But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.
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From this reading “’Arf a mo’,” Anthony cut in.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But what was _you_ doin’ in Mess?”
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From this reading “Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.
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From this reading We never knew when we’d cop it in the ’Eavies, don’t you see.
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From this reading “’Arf a mo’,” Anthony cut in.
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From this reading “But what was _you_ doin’ in Mess?”
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From this reading We never knew when we’d cop it in the ’Eavies, don’t you see.
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From this reading “Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas.
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From this reading We never knew when we’d cop it in the ’Eavies, don’t you see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.
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From this reading “Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “’Arf a mo’,” Anthony cut in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We never knew when we’d cop it in the ’Eavies, don’t you see.
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From this reading We never knew when we’d cop it in the ’Eavies, don’t you see.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.
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From this reading “Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas.
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From this reading “But what was _you_ doin’ in Mess?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.
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From this reading But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.
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From this reading “’Arf a mo’,” Anthony cut in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We never knew when we’d cop it in the ’Eavies, don’t you see.
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From this reading “Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas.
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From this reading “Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas.
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From this reading “Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas.
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From this reading “Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas.
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From this reading We never knew when we’d cop it in the ’Eavies, don’t you see.
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From this reading But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we knew we ’ad been looked for for some time, an’ it might come any minute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Me an’ Macklin was refixin’ the sand-bag screens to the dug-out passage in case o’ gas.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But what was _you_ doin’ in Mess?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We never knew when we’d cop it in the ’Eavies, don’t you see.
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From this reading We never knew when we’d cop it in the ’Eavies, don’t you see.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “But what was _you_ doin’ in Mess?”
at the time that
From this reading We never knew when we’d cop it in the ’Eavies, don’t you see.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But what was _you_ doin’ in Mess?”
