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Chapter VII
_Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man. Can you help me?" "Sure!" said Mickey, wadding his cap into his back pocket. Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward. "Say what!"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can you help me?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “_Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Sure!" said Mickey, wadding his cap into his back pocket.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.”
something that needs very little effort
From this reading “Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.”
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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 Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
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From this reading "Sure!" said Mickey, wadding his cap into his back pocket.
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you help me?"
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From this reading "Sure!" said Mickey, wadding his cap into his back pocket.
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From this reading Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can you help me?"
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From this reading Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Sure!" said Mickey, wadding his cap into his back pocket.
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Sure!" said Mickey, wadding his cap into his back pocket.
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From this reading Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can you help me?"
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
not any; not one
From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
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From this reading "Sure!" said Mickey, wadding his cap into his back pocket.
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From this reading Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
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From this reading "Say what!"
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
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From this reading Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.
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From this reading Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Sure!" said Mickey, wadding his cap into his back pocket.
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
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From this reading Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.
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From this reading Then he rolled his sleeves a turn higher, lifted his chin a trifle and stepped forward.
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From this reading "Sure!" said Mickey, wadding his cap into his back pocket.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Say what!"
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From this reading _Big Brother_ "I've no time to talk," said Douglas Bruce, as Mickey appeared the following day; "my work seems too much for one man.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you help me?"
