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Chapter IX
"What nonsense is this?" puffed Sir Bryson. "Mad, insane, crazy; whatever word you like," said Jack. The little governor was startled out of his pomposity. He turned to Baldwin Ferrie, plucking at his beard. For the moment he forgot his animosity against Jack, and asked him innumerable questions.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “For the moment he forgot his animosity against Jack, and asked him innumerable questions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For the moment he forgot his animosity against Jack, and asked him innumerable questions.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The little governor was startled out of his pomposity.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “"Mad, insane, crazy; whatever word you like," said Jack.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For the moment he forgot his animosity against Jack, and asked him innumerable questions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the moment he forgot his animosity against Jack, and asked him innumerable questions.
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From this reading For the moment he forgot his animosity against Jack, and asked him innumerable questions.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the moment he forgot his animosity against Jack, and asked him innumerable questions.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He turned to Baldwin Ferrie, plucking at his beard.
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From this reading He turned to Baldwin Ferrie, plucking at his beard.
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From this reading He turned to Baldwin Ferrie, plucking at his beard.
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From this reading "What nonsense is this?" puffed Sir Bryson.
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From this reading "Mad, insane, crazy; whatever word you like," said Jack.
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From this reading He turned to Baldwin Ferrie, plucking at his beard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the moment he forgot his animosity against Jack, and asked him innumerable questions.
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From this reading For the moment he forgot his animosity against Jack, and asked him innumerable questions.
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From this reading The little governor was startled out of his pomposity.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to Baldwin Ferrie, plucking at his beard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the moment he forgot his animosity against Jack, and asked him innumerable questions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The little governor was startled out of his pomposity.
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From this reading For the moment he forgot his animosity against Jack, and asked him innumerable questions.
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From this reading "Mad, insane, crazy; whatever word you like," said Jack.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What nonsense is this?" puffed Sir Bryson.
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From this reading "Mad, insane, crazy; whatever word you like," said Jack.
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From this reading "Mad, insane, crazy; whatever word you like," said Jack.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little governor was startled out of his pomposity.
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From this reading "Mad, insane, crazy; whatever word you like," said Jack.
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From this reading For the moment he forgot his animosity against Jack, and asked him innumerable questions.
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From this reading "What nonsense is this?" puffed Sir Bryson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little governor was startled out of his pomposity.
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From this reading The little governor was startled out of his pomposity.
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From this reading He turned to Baldwin Ferrie, plucking at his beard.
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From this reading The little governor was startled out of his pomposity.
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From this reading "What nonsense is this?" puffed Sir Bryson.
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From this reading For the moment he forgot his animosity against Jack, and asked him innumerable questions.
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From this reading "Mad, insane, crazy; whatever word you like," said Jack.
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From this reading "What nonsense is this?" puffed Sir Bryson.
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From this reading The little governor was startled out of his pomposity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little governor was startled out of his pomposity.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What nonsense is this?" puffed Sir Bryson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to Baldwin Ferrie, plucking at his beard.
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From this reading He turned to Baldwin Ferrie, plucking at his beard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little governor was startled out of his pomposity.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What nonsense is this?" puffed Sir Bryson.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Mad, insane, crazy; whatever word you like," said Jack.
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From this reading "Mad, insane, crazy; whatever word you like," said Jack.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mad, insane, crazy; whatever word you like," said Jack.
