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Chapter XXVII
THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again. It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind. Dick paid as much quiet attention as it was possible for him to bestow as the author spoke: "You will oblige me very much by listening. This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.”
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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 This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dick paid as much quiet attention as it was possible for him to bestow as the author spoke:
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From this reading Dick paid as much quiet attention as it was possible for him to bestow as the author spoke:
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From this reading Dick paid as much quiet attention as it was possible for him to bestow as the author spoke:
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From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
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From this reading Dick paid as much quiet attention as it was possible for him to bestow as the author spoke:
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From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
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From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
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From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You will oblige me very much by listening.
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From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
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From this reading It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind.
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From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
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From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
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From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
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From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dick paid as much quiet attention as it was possible for him to bestow as the author spoke:
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From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dick paid as much quiet attention as it was possible for him to bestow as the author spoke:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind.
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From this reading "You will oblige me very much by listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You will oblige me very much by listening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind.
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From this reading Dick paid as much quiet attention as it was possible for him to bestow as the author spoke:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
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From this reading "You will oblige me very much by listening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick paid as much quiet attention as it was possible for him to bestow as the author spoke:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick paid as much quiet attention as it was possible for him to bestow as the author spoke:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick paid as much quiet attention as it was possible for him to bestow as the author spoke:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dick paid as much quiet attention as it was possible for him to bestow as the author spoke:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This business reminds me of the boys and the frog, and I am not finding the rôle of frog a pleasant one to fill.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
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From this reading "You will oblige me very much by listening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE FINANCIAL LOADSTONE Masters walked back to where Dick was sitting; stood facing the boy again.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will oblige me very much by listening.
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From this reading It was plain that he was really worried; evidently had something on his mind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will oblige me very much by listening.
