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Chapter XXV
The fateful moment arrived. Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver. He also asked me what sort of tee I should like. I leant upon my club and looked at him. Then I turned to Thomas.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I leant upon my club and looked at him.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “I leant upon my club and looked at him.”
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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 Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
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From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
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From this reading The fateful moment arrived.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I leant upon my club and looked at him.
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From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
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From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
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From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
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From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
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From this reading I leant upon my club and looked at him.
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From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
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From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
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From this reading The fateful moment arrived.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I leant upon my club and looked at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
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From this reading I leant upon my club and looked at him.
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From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I leant upon my club and looked at him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
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From this reading The fateful moment arrived.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I leant upon my club and looked at him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
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From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
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From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
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From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
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From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fateful moment arrived.
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From this reading Then I turned to Thomas.
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From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
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From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then I turned to Thomas.
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From this reading Then I turned to Thomas.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I leant upon my club and looked at him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He also asked me what sort of tee I should like.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thomas presented me with a ball called the Colonel, and a caddie offered me Thomas's brother's driver.
