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Chapter IX
THE MYSTERIOUS MEN There was no help for it. Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it. “Come on in and shut the door, Sam,” commanded the woman sharply. “First thing you know you’ll catch cold, and then you’ll have to take medicine.” “If he does I hope I don’t have to bring it,” thought Dan.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Come on in and shut the door, Sam,” commanded the woman sharply.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““First thing you know you’ll catch cold, and then you’ll have to take medicine.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““First thing you know you’ll catch cold, and then you’ll have to take medicine.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS MEN There was no help for it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““First thing you know you’ll catch cold, and then you’ll have to take medicine.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.”
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS MEN There was no help for it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Come on in and shut the door, Sam,” commanded the woman sharply.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““First thing you know you’ll catch cold, and then you’ll have to take medicine.””
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““If he does I hope I don’t have to bring it,” thought Dan.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come on in and shut the door, Sam,” commanded the woman sharply.
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From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If he does I hope I don’t have to bring it,” thought Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “First thing you know you’ll catch cold, and then you’ll have to take medicine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “First thing you know you’ll catch cold, and then you’ll have to take medicine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come on in and shut the door, Sam,” commanded the woman sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on in and shut the door, Sam,” commanded the woman sharply.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
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From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If he does I hope I don’t have to bring it,” thought Dan.
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From this reading “If he does I hope I don’t have to bring it,” thought Dan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on in and shut the door, Sam,” commanded the woman sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First thing you know you’ll catch cold, and then you’ll have to take medicine.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS MEN There was no help for it.
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From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “First thing you know you’ll catch cold, and then you’ll have to take medicine.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS MEN There was no help for it.
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From this reading “If he does I hope I don’t have to bring it,” thought Dan.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “If he does I hope I don’t have to bring it,” thought Dan.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If he does I hope I don’t have to bring it,” thought Dan.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come on in and shut the door, Sam,” commanded the woman sharply.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS MEN There was no help for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First thing you know you’ll catch cold, and then you’ll have to take medicine.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS MEN There was no help for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS MEN There was no help for it.
not any; not one
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS MEN There was no help for it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on in and shut the door, Sam,” commanded the woman sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on in and shut the door, Sam,” commanded the woman sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Come on in and shut the door, Sam,” commanded the woman sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on in and shut the door, Sam,” commanded the woman sharply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS MEN There was no help for it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “First thing you know you’ll catch cold, and then you’ll have to take medicine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS MEN There was no help for it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “First thing you know you’ll catch cold, and then you’ll have to take medicine.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If he does I hope I don’t have to bring it,” thought Dan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS MEN There was no help for it.
at the time that
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on in and shut the door, Sam,” commanded the woman sharply.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dan could not make the Randalls take the medicine, though he knew when he got back to Mr. Savage, he would be blamed for their failure to keep it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “First thing you know you’ll catch cold, and then you’ll have to take medicine.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “First thing you know you’ll catch cold, and then you’ll have to take medicine.”
