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Chapter VI
MISS T. You _must_ have. He belongs to the Harrar set. I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him. He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache. He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
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any thing at all
From this reading “He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “MISS T. You _must_ have.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.”
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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 He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
any thing at all
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
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From this reading He belongs to the Harrar set.
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From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.
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From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
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From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
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From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
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From this reading I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.
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From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
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From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
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From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
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From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
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From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
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From this reading He belongs to the Harrar set.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MISS T. You _must_ have.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He belongs to the Harrar set.
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From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
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From this reading I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.
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From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
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From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
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From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
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From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
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From this reading MISS T. You _must_ have.
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From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading MISS T. You _must_ have.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.
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From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
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From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
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From this reading He belongs to the Harrar set.
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From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
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From this reading MISS T. You _must_ have.
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From this reading I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He belongs to the Harrar set.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He belongs to the Harrar set.
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From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
at the time that
From this reading He walks like this (_imitates Cavalry swagger_), and he goes 'Ha-Hmmm!' deep down in his throat when he can't think of anything to say.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I've danced with him, but I've never talked to him.
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From this reading He's a big yellow man, just like a newly-hatched chicken, with an e-normous moustache.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MISS T. You _must_ have.
