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Chapter XVI
I became placated. The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them. If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it. "What is the story?" I asked, poising my pencil with a finely calculated editorial air.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked, poising my pencil with a finely calculated editorial air.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.”
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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 If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
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From this reading I asked, poising my pencil with a finely calculated editorial air.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.
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From this reading The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked, poising my pencil with a finely calculated editorial air.
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From this reading I became placated.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
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From this reading I asked, poising my pencil with a finely calculated editorial air.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.
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From this reading I asked, poising my pencil with a finely calculated editorial air.
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From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
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From this reading The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.
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From this reading I asked, poising my pencil with a finely calculated editorial air.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
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From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I became placated.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the story?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I asked, poising my pencil with a finely calculated editorial air.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.
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From this reading The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked, poising my pencil with a finely calculated editorial air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I became placated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I asked, poising my pencil with a finely calculated editorial air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.
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From this reading "What is the story?"
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From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.
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From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
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From this reading The proposition showed that Tripp appreciated past favors, although he did not return them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the story?"
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From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I asked, poising my pencil with a finely calculated editorial air.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he had been wise enough to strike me for a quarter then he would have got it.
