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Chapter XIV
“All right then!” said Hal, quickly. “If you prefer, you needn’t be mentioned. The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it. The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened. Won’t you do it, Percy?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““All right then!” said Hal, quickly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.
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From this reading “All right then!” said Hal, quickly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.
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From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “If you prefer, you needn’t be mentioned.
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From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
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From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
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From this reading The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.
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From this reading The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Won’t you do it, Percy?”
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From this reading “All right then!” said Hal, quickly.
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From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you prefer, you needn’t be mentioned.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
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From this reading “If you prefer, you needn’t be mentioned.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.
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From this reading “If you prefer, you needn’t be mentioned.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.
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From this reading The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.
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From this reading Won’t you do it, Percy?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you prefer, you needn’t be mentioned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All right then!” said Hal, quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All right then!” said Hal, quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All right then!” said Hal, quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.
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From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
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From this reading “All right then!” said Hal, quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.
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From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
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From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The bosses up at the camp have the reporters under their thumbs, they’ll handle the story any way you want it.
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From this reading Won’t you do it, Percy?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you prefer, you needn’t be mentioned.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The one thing I care about is that you run your car up and see the mine opened.
