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Chapter XXVI
“It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin. And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital. Did you put many men in prison?” Mr. Bosengate cleared his throat. The question seemed to him untimely.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The question seemed to him untimely.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The question seemed to him untimely.”
inexperienced or contemptible sailors
From this reading “And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “Mr. Bosengate cleared his throat.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
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From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
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From this reading Mr. Bosengate cleared his throat.
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From this reading Mr. Bosengate cleared his throat.
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From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you put many men in prison?”
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From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
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From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The question seemed to him untimely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Bosengate cleared his throat.
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From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Did you put many men in prison?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
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From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
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From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
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From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
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From this reading Did you put many men in prison?”
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From this reading Did you put many men in prison?”
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From this reading Mr. Bosengate cleared his throat.
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From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
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From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
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From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
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From this reading Did you put many men in prison?”
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From this reading Did you put many men in prison?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question seemed to him untimely.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The question seemed to him untimely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
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From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
inexperienced or contemptible sailors
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
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From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
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From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Mr. Bosengate cleared his throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
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From this reading The question seemed to him untimely.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “It's all right, Daddy; we got it out again, it's only grazed the skin.
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From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And we've been making swabs--I made seventeen, Mummy made thirty-three, and then she went to the hospital.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you put many men in prison?”
