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Chapter XXIX
Jaz laughed, looking back at Richard’s intense eyes. “What a man you are, Mr Somers!” he said. “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.” “No, I wouldn’t want to live in Sydney. I’d want to go back in the bush near one of the little townships.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’d want to go back in the bush near one of the little townships.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I’d want to go back in the bush near one of the little townships.”
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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 “What a man you are, Mr Somers!” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.”
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From this reading “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What a man you are, Mr Somers!” he said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jaz laughed, looking back at Richard’s intense eyes.
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From this reading Jaz laughed, looking back at Richard’s intense eyes.
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From this reading “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.”
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From this reading I’d want to go back in the bush near one of the little townships.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.”
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From this reading “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.”
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From this reading Jaz laughed, looking back at Richard’s intense eyes.
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From this reading “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.”
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From this reading I’d want to go back in the bush near one of the little townships.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What a man you are, Mr Somers!” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I wouldn’t want to live in Sydney.
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From this reading I’d want to go back in the bush near one of the little townships.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.”
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From this reading Jaz laughed, looking back at Richard’s intense eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.”
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From this reading Jaz laughed, looking back at Richard’s intense eyes.
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From this reading “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.”
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From this reading Jaz laughed, looking back at Richard’s intense eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’d want to go back in the bush near one of the little townships.
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From this reading “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jaz laughed, looking back at Richard’s intense eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a man you are, Mr Somers!” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a man you are, Mr Somers!” he said.
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From this reading I’d want to go back in the bush near one of the little townships.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I wouldn’t want to live in Sydney.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I’d want to go back in the bush near one of the little townships.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I’d want to go back in the bush near one of the little townships.
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From this reading Jaz laughed, looking back at Richard’s intense eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What a man you are, Mr Somers!” he said.
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From this reading “What a man you are, Mr Somers!” he said.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.”
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From this reading “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’d want to go back in the bush near one of the little townships.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No, I wouldn’t want to live in Sydney.
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From this reading I’d want to go back in the bush near one of the little townships.
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From this reading “No, I wouldn’t want to live in Sydney.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a man you are, Mr Somers!” he said.
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From this reading “Come and live in Sydney and you won’t find it such a big jump from anywhere else.”
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From this reading “No, I wouldn’t want to live in Sydney.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What a man you are, Mr Somers!” he said.
