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Chapter XVII
"One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once. A tap on Jim's door received no answer. Jack's opened to him at once. "Mr. Eager!" And there was a hungry look in the boy's eyes.
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one or the other of two
From this reading “"One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And there was a hungry look in the boy's eyes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.”
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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 A tap on Jim's door received no answer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
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From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
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From this reading And there was a hungry look in the boy's eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
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From this reading A tap on Jim's door received no answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Eager!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
one or the other of two
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
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From this reading And there was a hungry look in the boy's eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack's opened to him at once.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
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From this reading And there was a hungry look in the boy's eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
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From this reading Jack's opened to him at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tap on Jim's door received no answer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there was a hungry look in the boy's eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Eager!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
not any; not one
From this reading A tap on Jim's door received no answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack's opened to him at once.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tap on Jim's door received no answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tap on Jim's door received no answer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there was a hungry look in the boy's eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there was a hungry look in the boy's eyes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "One on 'em's up in his room, but I dunnot know which," grunted old Mrs. Lee, in answer to Eager's request for the boys, either or both, and he went up at once.
