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Chapter V
DICK--[Looking out the window.] Say, I believe they're coming in. JAYSON--Bigelow? DICK--Yes, they're both making for the front door. SHEFFIELD--I suggest we beat a retreat to Curt's study and wait there. JAYSON--Yes, let's do that--come on, all of you.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “DICK--[Looking out the window.] Say, I believe they're coming in.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “JAYSON--Yes, let's do that--come on, all of you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DICK--[Looking out the window.] Say, I believe they're coming in.”
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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 SHEFFIELD--I suggest we beat a retreat to Curt's study and wait there.
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From this reading JAYSON--Yes, let's do that--come on, all of you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHEFFIELD--I suggest we beat a retreat to Curt's study and wait there.
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From this reading SHEFFIELD--I suggest we beat a retreat to Curt's study and wait there.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading DICK--[Looking out the window.] Say, I believe they're coming in.
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From this reading JAYSON--Bigelow?
the two together, not just one
From this reading DICK--Yes, they're both making for the front door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading JAYSON--Yes, let's do that--come on, all of you.
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From this reading DICK--[Looking out the window.] Say, I believe they're coming in.
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From this reading SHEFFIELD--I suggest we beat a retreat to Curt's study and wait there.
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From this reading DICK--[Looking out the window.] Say, I believe they're coming in.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading JAYSON--Yes, let's do that--come on, all of you.
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From this reading DICK--Yes, they're both making for the front door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DICK--Yes, they're both making for the front door.
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From this reading DICK--Yes, they're both making for the front door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DICK--[Looking out the window.] Say, I believe they're coming in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DICK--[Looking out the window.] Say, I believe they're coming in.
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From this reading JAYSON--Bigelow?
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From this reading JAYSON--Yes, let's do that--come on, all of you.
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From this reading DICK--[Looking out the window.] Say, I believe they're coming in.
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From this reading DICK--Yes, they're both making for the front door.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JAYSON--Yes, let's do that--come on, all of you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JAYSON--Yes, let's do that--come on, all of you.
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From this reading DICK--[Looking out the window.] Say, I believe they're coming in.
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From this reading SHEFFIELD--I suggest we beat a retreat to Curt's study and wait there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK--[Looking out the window.] Say, I believe they're coming in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHEFFIELD--I suggest we beat a retreat to Curt's study and wait there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHEFFIELD--I suggest we beat a retreat to Curt's study and wait there.
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From this reading SHEFFIELD--I suggest we beat a retreat to Curt's study and wait there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JAYSON--Yes, let's do that--come on, all of you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DICK--[Looking out the window.] Say, I believe they're coming in.
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From this reading SHEFFIELD--I suggest we beat a retreat to Curt's study and wait there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK--[Looking out the window.] Say, I believe they're coming in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHEFFIELD--I suggest we beat a retreat to Curt's study and wait there.
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From this reading SHEFFIELD--I suggest we beat a retreat to Curt's study and wait there.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading SHEFFIELD--I suggest we beat a retreat to Curt's study and wait there.
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From this reading DICK--[Looking out the window.] Say, I believe they're coming in.
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From this reading DICK--Yes, they're both making for the front door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JAYSON--Yes, let's do that--come on, all of you.
