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Chapter III
I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished. It had not the least effect on us. Then we took off The Boy's watch, locket, and rings. Lastly, the Major said: “We must send a lock of hair too. A woman values that.”
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had not the least effect on us.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Lastly, the Major said: “We must send a lock of hair too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then we took off The Boy's watch, locket, and rings.”
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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 Lastly, the Major said: “We must send a lock of hair too.
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From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then we took off The Boy's watch, locket, and rings.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
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From this reading Then we took off The Boy's watch, locket, and rings.
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From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
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From this reading It had not the least effect on us.
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From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had not the least effect on us.
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From this reading Lastly, the Major said: “We must send a lock of hair too.
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From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had not the least effect on us.
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From this reading Lastly, the Major said: “We must send a lock of hair too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had not the least effect on us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lastly, the Major said: “We must send a lock of hair too.
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From this reading Then we took off The Boy's watch, locket, and rings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lastly, the Major said: “We must send a lock of hair too.
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From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Lastly, the Major said: “We must send a lock of hair too.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had not the least effect on us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lastly, the Major said: “We must send a lock of hair too.
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From this reading Then we took off The Boy's watch, locket, and rings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It had not the least effect on us.
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From this reading Then we took off The Boy's watch, locket, and rings.
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From this reading Lastly, the Major said: “We must send a lock of hair too.
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From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
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From this reading Lastly, the Major said: “We must send a lock of hair too.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A woman values that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
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From this reading Then we took off The Boy's watch, locket, and rings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
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From this reading Lastly, the Major said: “We must send a lock of hair too.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then we took off The Boy's watch, locket, and rings.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had not the least effect on us.
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From this reading A woman values that.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
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From this reading Then we took off The Boy's watch, locket, and rings.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
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From this reading I am afraid to say how much whiskey we drank before the letter was finished.
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From this reading A woman values that.”
