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Chapter XXXVI
JUST HIS LUCK AGAIN! Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper. The bargain was completed, and he was the cashier of the great restaurant. If he was minus his hundred dollars, it was in better hands than his own. In fact, he was glad to get rid of the money, for he was no longer nervous about its safety.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “In fact, he was glad to get rid of the money, for he was no longer nervous about its safety.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JUST HIS LUCK AGAIN!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The bargain was completed, and he was the cashier of the great restaurant.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “If he was minus his hundred dollars, it was in better hands than his own.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In fact, he was glad to get rid of the money, for he was no longer nervous about its safety.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JUST HIS LUCK AGAIN!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bargain was completed, and he was the cashier of the great restaurant.
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From this reading The bargain was completed, and he was the cashier of the great restaurant.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
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From this reading If he was minus his hundred dollars, it was in better hands than his own.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
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From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
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From this reading The bargain was completed, and he was the cashier of the great restaurant.
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From this reading If he was minus his hundred dollars, it was in better hands than his own.
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From this reading In fact, he was glad to get rid of the money, for he was no longer nervous about its safety.
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From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
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From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
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From this reading In fact, he was glad to get rid of the money, for he was no longer nervous about its safety.
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From this reading In fact, he was glad to get rid of the money, for he was no longer nervous about its safety.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bargain was completed, and he was the cashier of the great restaurant.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading If he was minus his hundred dollars, it was in better hands than his own.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JUST HIS LUCK AGAIN!
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From this reading If he was minus his hundred dollars, it was in better hands than his own.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he was minus his hundred dollars, it was in better hands than his own.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In fact, he was glad to get rid of the money, for he was no longer nervous about its safety.
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From this reading JUST HIS LUCK AGAIN!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, he was glad to get rid of the money, for he was no longer nervous about its safety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JUST HIS LUCK AGAIN!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he was minus his hundred dollars, it was in better hands than his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, he was glad to get rid of the money, for he was no longer nervous about its safety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
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From this reading In fact, he was glad to get rid of the money, for he was no longer nervous about its safety.
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From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
not any; not one
From this reading In fact, he was glad to get rid of the money, for he was no longer nervous about its safety.
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From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bargain was completed, and he was the cashier of the great restaurant.
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From this reading If he was minus his hundred dollars, it was in better hands than his own.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bargain was completed, and he was the cashier of the great restaurant.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, he was glad to get rid of the money, for he was no longer nervous about its safety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In fact, he was glad to get rid of the money, for he was no longer nervous about its safety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If he was minus his hundred dollars, it was in better hands than his own.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In fact, he was glad to get rid of the money, for he was no longer nervous about its safety.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The bargain was completed, and he was the cashier of the great restaurant.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Flinker told the new cashier that if he returned by five o’clock, he would be in season for the supper.
