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Chapter VII
A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him. "I can't say it's my fault." "Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future. Where have you been?" "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Where have you been?"”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Where have you been?"”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “"Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.”
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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 BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Where have you been?"
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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
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From this reading "I can't say it's my fault."
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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."
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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."
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From this reading "I can't say it's my fault."
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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
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From this reading "Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.
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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Where have you been?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't say it's my fault."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
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From this reading "I can't say it's my fault."
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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
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From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I can't say it's my fault."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading "Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.
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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't say it's my fault."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Perhaps not, and it shan't be ours in the future.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."
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From this reading "Trying to earn money enough to pay my way back home."
in or at the place that
From this reading Where have you been?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "It seems to be pretty hard to get rid of you," the man said, with a grin as Jet stood in front of him.
