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Chapter VIII
There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening. He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual. But Mrs. Bowse had told him of the excitement he had caused. “They just couldn't eat,” she said. “They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.”
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But Mrs. Bowse had told him of the excitement he had caused.”
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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 There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
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From this reading “They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.”
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From this reading There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.
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From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
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From this reading But Mrs. Bowse had told him of the excitement he had caused.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mrs. Bowse had told him of the excitement he had caused.
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From this reading But Mrs. Bowse had told him of the excitement he had caused.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.”
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From this reading “They just couldn't eat,” she said.
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From this reading There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.”
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From this reading “They just couldn't eat,” she said.
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From this reading There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.
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From this reading There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.
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From this reading But Mrs. Bowse had told him of the excitement he had caused.
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From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
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From this reading “They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.
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From this reading “They just couldn't eat,” she said.
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From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
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From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
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From this reading But Mrs. Bowse had told him of the excitement he had caused.
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From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Mrs. Bowse had told him of the excitement he had caused.
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From this reading “They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.”
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From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
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From this reading “They just couldn't eat,” she said.
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From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They just couldn't eat,” she said.
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From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
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From this reading There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.”
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From this reading “They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.”
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From this reading There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.
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From this reading There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They just couldn't eat,” she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Mrs. Bowse had told him of the excitement he had caused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had not seen his fellow boarders, as his restless night had made him sleep later than usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “They could do nothing but talk and talk and ask questions; and I had waffles, too, and they got stone-cold.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a slight awkwardness even to Tembarom in entering the dining-room that evening.
