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Chapter XIX
They were staring at him. “They’ll beat you to death if they catch you!” said Wauchope. “No,” said Hal, “I don’t think so. Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.” There was a pause.
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for the reason that
From this reading “Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.””
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““No,” said Hal, “I don’t think so.”
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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 There was a pause.
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From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were staring at him.
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From this reading “They’ll beat you to death if they catch you!” said Wauchope.
for the reason that
From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
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From this reading “They’ll beat you to death if they catch you!” said Wauchope.
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From this reading “They’ll beat you to death if they catch you!” said Wauchope.
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From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
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From this reading “No,” said Hal, “I don’t think so.
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From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
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From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
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From this reading “No,” said Hal, “I don’t think so.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were staring at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No,” said Hal, “I don’t think so.
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From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “They’ll beat you to death if they catch you!” said Wauchope.
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From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said Hal, “I don’t think so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
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From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
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From this reading There was a pause.
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From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
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From this reading “They’ll beat you to death if they catch you!” said Wauchope.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “No,” said Hal, “I don’t think so.
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From this reading They were staring at him.
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From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
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From this reading There was a pause.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were staring at him.
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From this reading “They’ll beat you to death if they catch you!” said Wauchope.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No,” said Hal, “I don’t think so.
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From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They’ll beat you to death if they catch you!” said Wauchope.
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From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a pause.
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From this reading “They’ll beat you to death if they catch you!” said Wauchope.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were staring at him.
which person or people
From this reading Anyhow, it’s up to me”--he glanced at Tim Rafferty--“because I’m the only one who doesn’t have to suffer for the failure of our strike.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “They’ll beat you to death if they catch you!” said Wauchope.
