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Chapter XVIII
PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship. This was the first the boy knew that the manager had been watching him. But there was very little that escaped the “old man.” “You’re doing good,” the manager went on. “Quick, now, on the other side.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “This was the first the boy knew that the manager had been watching him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This was the first the boy knew that the manager had been watching him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You’re doing good,” the manager went on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But there was very little that escaped the “old man.””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You’re doing good,” the manager went on.”
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From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
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From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This was the first the boy knew that the manager had been watching him.
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From this reading This was the first the boy knew that the manager had been watching him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was very little that escaped the “old man.”
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From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re doing good,” the manager went on.
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From this reading But there was very little that escaped the “old man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was the first the boy knew that the manager had been watching him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’re doing good,” the manager went on.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was the first the boy knew that the manager had been watching him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was the first the boy knew that the manager had been watching him.
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From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the first the boy knew that the manager had been watching him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But there was very little that escaped the “old man.”
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From this reading But there was very little that escaped the “old man.”
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From this reading This was the first the boy knew that the manager had been watching him.
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From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
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From this reading “Quick, now, on the other side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
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From this reading But there was very little that escaped the “old man.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You’re doing good,” the manager went on.
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From this reading “Quick, now, on the other side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
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From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Quick, now, on the other side.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Quick, now, on the other side.
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From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was the first the boy knew that the manager had been watching him.
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From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
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From this reading But there was very little that escaped the “old man.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the first the boy knew that the manager had been watching him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
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From this reading But there was very little that escaped the “old man.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was the first the boy knew that the manager had been watching him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’re doing good,” the manager went on.
in or at the place that
From this reading PROFESSOR KLOPPER APPEARS “That’s the stuff!” cried Mr. Paine, running up to where Jack was getting out of the collapsed airship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re doing good,” the manager went on.
