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Chapter XIII
Altogether, Lacketer was shut up. He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought. Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin. "It's a guinea," said Bill Whitney. "I mean to have a hole bored in it and wear it to my watch-chain."
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in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading “Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I mean to have a hole bored in it and wear it to my watch-chain."”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin.”
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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 He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought.
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From this reading Altogether, Lacketer was shut up.
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I mean to have a hole bored in it and wear it to my watch-chain."
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From this reading "It's a guinea," said Bill Whitney.
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From this reading "I mean to have a hole bored in it and wear it to my watch-chain."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought.
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From this reading Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin.
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From this reading He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought.
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From this reading "It's a guinea," said Bill Whitney.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I mean to have a hole bored in it and wear it to my watch-chain."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought.
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From this reading "I mean to have a hole bored in it and wear it to my watch-chain."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I mean to have a hole bored in it and wear it to my watch-chain."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I mean to have a hole bored in it and wear it to my watch-chain."
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From this reading Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I mean to have a hole bored in it and wear it to my watch-chain."
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From this reading "It's a guinea," said Bill Whitney.
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From this reading Altogether, Lacketer was shut up.
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From this reading Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin.
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From this reading Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin.
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From this reading "I mean to have a hole bored in it and wear it to my watch-chain."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I mean to have a hole bored in it and wear it to my watch-chain."
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From this reading Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin.
above and across; more than
From this reading He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought.
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From this reading "It's a guinea," said Bill Whitney.
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From this reading Altogether, Lacketer was shut up.
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From this reading He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin.
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From this reading Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I mean to have a hole bored in it and wear it to my watch-chain."
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From this reading He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought.
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From this reading Altogether, Lacketer was shut up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Altogether, Lacketer was shut up.
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From this reading "I mean to have a hole bored in it and wear it to my watch-chain."
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From this reading "I mean to have a hole bored in it and wear it to my watch-chain."
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From this reading He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought.
which person or people
From this reading He stood over Whitney, who was undoing a small desk he had brought.
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From this reading Amidst the things, that lay on the ledge inside, was a thin, yellow, old-fashioned-looking coin.
