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Chapter XV
“So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again. I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite. I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door. Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier. Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.”
a desire for food
From this reading “I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.”
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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 noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
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From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
a desire for food
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
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From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
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From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
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From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
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From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
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From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
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From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
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From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
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From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
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From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
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From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
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From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
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From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
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From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
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From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
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From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
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From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
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From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
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From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
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From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
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From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
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From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
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From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
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From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
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From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
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From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
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From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
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From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “So back me and Collier had to drop to the heavy grub again.
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From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
up to a particular time
From this reading I ate until Mame must have hated to see me darken the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Him and me had been taking drinks together uptown regular, trying to drown our thirst for food.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterward I found out that I had been made the victim of the first dark and irreligious trick played on me by Ed Collier.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I noticed about that time that I was seized by a most uncommon and devastating appetite.
