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Chapter XVIII
RESCUING A PRISONER. On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight. Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct. “What are you going to do now?” asked Skotchley. “I’m going to recapture Tommy.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““What are you going to do now?” asked Skotchley.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.”
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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 RESCUING A PRISONER.
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From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
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From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What are you going to do now?” asked Skotchley.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What are you going to do now?” asked Skotchley.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
the two together, not just one
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
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From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
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From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
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From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What are you going to do now?” asked Skotchley.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
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From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What are you going to do now?” asked Skotchley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
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From this reading “I’m going to recapture Tommy.”
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From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
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From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What are you going to do now?” asked Skotchley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RESCUING A PRISONER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going to recapture Tommy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RESCUING A PRISONER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going to recapture Tommy.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grace even had the courage to say that her father ought to have compelled the Toppletonians to leave the island, rather than encourage such outrageous conduct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the passage I told Grace and Ned Skotchley what had transpired during the time I had been on shore; and both of them agreed with me that it was disgraceful to allow boys to fight.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What are you going to do now?” asked Skotchley.
