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Chapter VIII
THE SNARE Dick's face bore a broad grin as he entered the room. He looked dreadfully mischievous. Assuming as serious an expression as I could conjure, I said to him: "Why, what's the meaning of this, Dick? How do you come to be in town?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How do you come to be in town?”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Assuming as serious an expression as I could conjure, I said to him:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SNARE Dick's face bore a broad grin as he entered the room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He looked dreadfully mischievous.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SNARE Dick's face bore a broad grin as he entered the room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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the person or people being spoken to
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