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Chapter XV
IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN. Bobby had a poorer opinion of human nature than ever before. It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false. He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection. Tom had promised fairly, and Bobby had every reason to suppose he intended to be a good boy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Bobby had a poorer opinion of human nature than ever before.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bobby had a poorer opinion of human nature than ever before.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Tom had promised fairly, and Bobby had every reason to suppose he intended to be a good boy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tom had promised fairly, and Bobby had every reason to suppose he intended to be a good boy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Tom had promised fairly, and Bobby had every reason to suppose he intended to be a good boy.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.”
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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 IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN.
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From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
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From this reading He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Bobby had a poorer opinion of human nature than ever before.
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From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN.
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From this reading Tom had promised fairly, and Bobby had every reason to suppose he intended to be a good boy.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bobby had a poorer opinion of human nature than ever before.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Tom had promised fairly, and Bobby had every reason to suppose he intended to be a good boy.
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From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
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From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection.
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From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tom had promised fairly, and Bobby had every reason to suppose he intended to be a good boy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bobby had a poorer opinion of human nature than ever before.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
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From this reading Bobby had a poorer opinion of human nature than ever before.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN.
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From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
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From this reading Tom had promised fairly, and Bobby had every reason to suppose he intended to be a good boy.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
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From this reading He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection.
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From this reading Bobby had a poorer opinion of human nature than ever before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bobby had a poorer opinion of human nature than ever before.
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From this reading Bobby had a poorer opinion of human nature than ever before.
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From this reading He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection.
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From this reading Bobby had a poorer opinion of human nature than ever before.
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From this reading Tom had promised fairly, and Bobby had every reason to suppose he intended to be a good boy.
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From this reading Tom had promised fairly, and Bobby had every reason to suppose he intended to be a good boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection.
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From this reading He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
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From this reading He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection.
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From this reading He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
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From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN.
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From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tom had promised fairly, and Bobby had every reason to suppose he intended to be a good boy.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Bobby had a poorer opinion of human nature than ever before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
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From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN.
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From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN.
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From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN.
in or at the place that
From this reading He had just risen from a sick bed, where he had had an opportunity for long and serious reflection.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH BOBBY GETS INTO A SCRAPE, AND TOM SPICER TURNS UP AGAIN.
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From this reading It seemed almost incredible to him that words so fairly spoken as those of Tom Spicer could be false.
