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Chapter VI
JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed. His mind was in a whirl. He wondered if the professor would carry out his threat, and call an officer. “He’s mean enough to,” thought the boy. “But I don’t see how he can accuse me of taking that cup.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His mind was in a whirl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““He’s mean enough to,” thought the boy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wondered if the professor would carry out his threat, and call an officer.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He wondered if the professor would carry out his threat, and call an officer.”
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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 JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading “But I don’t see how he can accuse me of taking that cup.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He wondered if the professor would carry out his threat, and call an officer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading “He’s mean enough to,” thought the boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I don’t see how he can accuse me of taking that cup.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading He wondered if the professor would carry out his threat, and call an officer.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “But I don’t see how he can accuse me of taking that cup.
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From this reading He wondered if the professor would carry out his threat, and call an officer.
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From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading “But I don’t see how he can accuse me of taking that cup.
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From this reading “But I don’t see how he can accuse me of taking that cup.
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From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading “He’s mean enough to,” thought the boy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wondered if the professor would carry out his threat, and call an officer.
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From this reading “He’s mean enough to,” thought the boy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading “But I don’t see how he can accuse me of taking that cup.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I don’t see how he can accuse me of taking that cup.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He wondered if the professor would carry out his threat, and call an officer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But I don’t see how he can accuse me of taking that cup.
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From this reading “He’s mean enough to,” thought the boy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was in a whirl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading He wondered if the professor would carry out his threat, and call an officer.
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From this reading He wondered if the professor would carry out his threat, and call an officer.
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From this reading He wondered if the professor would carry out his threat, and call an officer.
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From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
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From this reading “But I don’t see how he can accuse me of taking that cup.
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From this reading “But I don’t see how he can accuse me of taking that cup.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But I don’t see how he can accuse me of taking that cup.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACK RUNS AWAY Jack closed the door of his apartment and sat down in a chair by the bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He’s mean enough to,” thought the boy.
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From this reading He wondered if the professor would carry out his threat, and call an officer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He’s mean enough to,” thought the boy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mind was in a whirl.
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From this reading His mind was in a whirl.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wondered if the professor would carry out his threat, and call an officer.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He wondered if the professor would carry out his threat, and call an officer.
