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Chapter I
Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one! The brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk. He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone. A thin trickle of blood crept down his face. "Good God, aren't they starting a little early this year?"
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A thin trickle of blood crept down his face.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Good God, aren't they starting a little early this year?"”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “A thin trickle of blood crept down his face.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk.”
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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 He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk.
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From this reading "Good God, aren't they starting a little early this year?"
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From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thin trickle of blood crept down his face.
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From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
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From this reading The brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
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From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
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From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
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From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
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From this reading A thin trickle of blood crept down his face.
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From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thin trickle of blood crept down his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good God, aren't they starting a little early this year?"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
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From this reading A thin trickle of blood crept down his face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good God, aren't they starting a little early this year?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
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From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good God, aren't they starting a little early this year?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
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From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good God, aren't they starting a little early this year?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good God, aren't they starting a little early this year?"
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A thin trickle of blood crept down his face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Good God, aren't they starting a little early this year?"
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had already removed most of the breakables, but it caught a large plastic ash tray and sent it caroming off his cheekbone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A thin trickle of blood crept down his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Glen Wheatley thanked his lucky stars for his good fortune every day of his life ... every day, that is, but one!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The brick smashed through the window and skittered across the top of Glen Wheatley's desk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good God, aren't they starting a little early this year?"
