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Chapter XXIV
ME AND CHOATE. "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man. "The blood of the Wittleworths boils!" "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent. "He called me a puppy--called _me_ a puppy!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “"A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The blood of the Wittleworths boils!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “"Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.”
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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 "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ME AND CHOATE.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.
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From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The blood of the Wittleworths boils!"
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From this reading "The blood of the Wittleworths boils!"
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From this reading "He called me a puppy--called _me_ a puppy!"
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From this reading ME AND CHOATE.
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From this reading "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.
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From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
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From this reading "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.
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From this reading "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
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From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He called me a puppy--called _me_ a puppy!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
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From this reading "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
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From this reading "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ME AND CHOATE.
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From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
not any; not one
From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.
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From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
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From this reading "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.
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From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.
at the time that
From this reading "A puppy!" hissed through the teeth of Fitz, when the door closed behind the great man.
which person or people
From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
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From this reading "The blood of the Wittleworths boils!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you had better let the blood of the Wittleworths cool off, my son," added his mother, who had no taste for the grandiloquent.
