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Chapter VII
THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion. Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor. “What ails you?” said Leroy, glancing at his friends with an amazed air--“Are you quarrelling?” “Quarrelling!” echoed Max Graub, “Why, no--but what man will have his beer upset without complaint? Tell me that!”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Quarrelling!” echoed Max Graub, “Why, no--but what man will have his beer upset without complaint?”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell me that!””
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading ““Quarrelling!” echoed Max Graub, “Why, no--but what man will have his beer upset without complaint?”
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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 THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.
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From this reading “What ails you?” said Leroy, glancing at his friends with an amazed air--“Are you quarrelling?”
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From this reading “What ails you?” said Leroy, glancing at his friends with an amazed air--“Are you quarrelling?”
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From this reading “What ails you?” said Leroy, glancing at his friends with an amazed air--“Are you quarrelling?”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “What ails you?” said Leroy, glancing at his friends with an amazed air--“Are you quarrelling?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What ails you?” said Leroy, glancing at his friends with an amazed air--“Are you quarrelling?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What ails you?” said Leroy, glancing at his friends with an amazed air--“Are you quarrelling?”
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From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
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From this reading “Quarrelling!” echoed Max Graub, “Why, no--but what man will have his beer upset without complaint?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Quarrelling!” echoed Max Graub, “Why, no--but what man will have his beer upset without complaint?
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From this reading THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.
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From this reading “Quarrelling!” echoed Max Graub, “Why, no--but what man will have his beer upset without complaint?
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From this reading THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.
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From this reading “Quarrelling!” echoed Max Graub, “Why, no--but what man will have his beer upset without complaint?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What ails you?” said Leroy, glancing at his friends with an amazed air--“Are you quarrelling?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What ails you?” said Leroy, glancing at his friends with an amazed air--“Are you quarrelling?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Quarrelling!” echoed Max Graub, “Why, no--but what man will have his beer upset without complaint?
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
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From this reading THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.
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From this reading THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.
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From this reading “Quarrelling!” echoed Max Graub, “Why, no--but what man will have his beer upset without complaint?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me that!”
not any; not one
From this reading “Quarrelling!” echoed Max Graub, “Why, no--but what man will have his beer upset without complaint?
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From this reading “What ails you?” said Leroy, glancing at his friends with an amazed air--“Are you quarrelling?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What ails you?” said Leroy, glancing at his friends with an amazed air--“Are you quarrelling?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tell me that!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tell me that!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.
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From this reading THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
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From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KING’S DOUBLE As Leroy rose to speak, there was a little commotion.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What ails you?” said Leroy, glancing at his friends with an amazed air--“Are you quarrelling?”
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From this reading “Quarrelling!” echoed Max Graub, “Why, no--but what man will have his beer upset without complaint?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Quarrelling!” echoed Max Graub, “Why, no--but what man will have his beer upset without complaint?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Max Graub upset his glass, and seemed to be having a struggle under the table with Axel Regor.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Quarrelling!” echoed Max Graub, “Why, no--but what man will have his beer upset without complaint?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What ails you?” said Leroy, glancing at his friends with an amazed air--“Are you quarrelling?”
