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Chapter II
“Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah. “Now I must be getting back to my old man. He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.” “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them. “That would indeed be a sad pity.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Now I must be getting back to my old man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.””
except if; if not
From this reading “He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.””
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““That would indeed be a sad pity.”
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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 “That would indeed be a sad pity.
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From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
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From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
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From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
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From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
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From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
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From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
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From this reading “That would indeed be a sad pity.
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From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
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From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
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From this reading “Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
not any; not one
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
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From this reading “Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah.
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From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
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From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That would indeed be a sad pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That would indeed be a sad pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah.
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From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That would indeed be a sad pity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
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From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Now I must be getting back to my old man.
except if; if not
From this reading He says there ain’t no flavour in his pipe unless I fill it for him.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah.
at the time that
From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
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From this reading “I hope the Queen isn’t really dead,” said Wooden, when Mrs. Noah had left them.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That would indeed be a sad pity.
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From this reading “Yes, it was,” said Mrs. Noah.
