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Chapter III
When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast. Mr. Barriscale looked up in surprise as his son entered the dining-room. “What brings you back at this hour?” he inquired. “We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.” “So?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““What brings you back at this hour?” he inquired.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Barriscale looked up in surprise as his son entered the dining-room.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.””
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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 “We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.”
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From this reading “We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.”
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From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Barriscale looked up in surprise as his son entered the dining-room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
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From this reading “What brings you back at this hour?” he inquired.
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From this reading Mr. Barriscale looked up in surprise as his son entered the dining-room.
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From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
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From this reading “We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.”
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From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What brings you back at this hour?” he inquired.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Barriscale looked up in surprise as his son entered the dining-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Barriscale looked up in surprise as his son entered the dining-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
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From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What brings you back at this hour?” he inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Barriscale looked up in surprise as his son entered the dining-room.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “What brings you back at this hour?” he inquired.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Barriscale looked up in surprise as his son entered the dining-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
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From this reading Mr. Barriscale looked up in surprise as his son entered the dining-room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
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From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
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From this reading “We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So?
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From this reading Mr. Barriscale looked up in surprise as his son entered the dining-room.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Barriscale looked up in surprise as his son entered the dining-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What brings you back at this hour?” he inquired.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Barriscale looked up in surprise as his son entered the dining-room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We had a little accident up at the armory,” was the reply, “and Mr. McCrae thought I’d better come home.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What brings you back at this hour?” he inquired.
at the time that
From this reading When Ben reached home on the morning of the encounter at the armory he found his father still at breakfast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What brings you back at this hour?” he inquired.
