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Chapter XIX
“So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room. “A what?” exclaimed Samuel perplexed. “A mission stiff,” repeated the other. “One of the guys that gets repentance!” Samuel experienced a sudden chilling of the ardor with which he had come into the room.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Samuel experienced a sudden chilling of the ardor with which he had come into the room.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““One of the guys that gets repentance!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““A mission stiff,” repeated the other.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Samuel experienced a sudden chilling of the ardor with which he had come into the room.”
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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 “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
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From this reading Samuel experienced a sudden chilling of the ardor with which he had come into the room.
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From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
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From this reading Samuel experienced a sudden chilling of the ardor with which he had come into the room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Samuel experienced a sudden chilling of the ardor with which he had come into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A what?” exclaimed Samuel perplexed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Samuel experienced a sudden chilling of the ardor with which he had come into the room.
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From this reading “One of the guys that gets repentance!”
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From this reading “One of the guys that gets repentance!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Samuel experienced a sudden chilling of the ardor with which he had come into the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Samuel experienced a sudden chilling of the ardor with which he had come into the room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
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From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “One of the guys that gets repentance!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of the guys that gets repentance!”
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From this reading “A mission stiff,” repeated the other.
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From this reading “A what?” exclaimed Samuel perplexed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A mission stiff,” repeated the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “One of the guys that gets repentance!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A what?” exclaimed Samuel perplexed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Samuel experienced a sudden chilling of the ardor with which he had come into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “One of the guys that gets repentance!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
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From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “A what?” exclaimed Samuel perplexed.
at the time that
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Samuel experienced a sudden chilling of the ardor with which he had come into the room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Samuel experienced a sudden chilling of the ardor with which he had come into the room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you've let them turn you into a mission stiff!” said Charlie Swift, when the two were seated in his room.
