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Chapter XVII
That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot. Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick. “McCormack is going to get some glory out of this day,” said Manning. “He deserves it,” responded Barriscale, sharply. And Chick added: “I ain’t never seen nothin’ to beat it.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Chick added: “I ain’t never seen nothin’ to beat it.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And Chick added: “I ain’t never seen nothin’ to beat it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““He deserves it,” responded Barriscale, sharply.”
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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 That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
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From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Chick added: “I ain’t never seen nothin’ to beat it.
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From this reading And Chick added: “I ain’t never seen nothin’ to beat it.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
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From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
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From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
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From this reading And Chick added: “I ain’t never seen nothin’ to beat it.
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From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
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From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
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From this reading “McCormack is going to get some glory out of this day,” said Manning.
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From this reading “He deserves it,” responded Barriscale, sharply.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
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From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
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From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
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From this reading “McCormack is going to get some glory out of this day,” said Manning.
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From this reading “McCormack is going to get some glory out of this day,” said Manning.
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From this reading “McCormack is going to get some glory out of this day,” said Manning.
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From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
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From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He deserves it,” responded Barriscale, sharply.
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From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And Chick added: “I ain’t never seen nothin’ to beat it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “McCormack is going to get some glory out of this day,” said Manning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He deserves it,” responded Barriscale, sharply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
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From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “McCormack is going to get some glory out of this day,” said Manning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Chick added: “I ain’t never seen nothin’ to beat it.
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From this reading And Chick added: “I ain’t never seen nothin’ to beat it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
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From this reading “McCormack is going to get some glory out of this day,” said Manning.
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From this reading “He deserves it,” responded Barriscale, sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “McCormack is going to get some glory out of this day,” said Manning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Chick added: “I ain’t never seen nothin’ to beat it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He deserves it,” responded Barriscale, sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “McCormack is going to get some glory out of this day,” said Manning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
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From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “McCormack is going to get some glory out of this day,” said Manning.
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From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “McCormack is going to get some glory out of this day,” said Manning.
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From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a strange group that marched, three abreast, up the main street of Fairweather that Sunday morning of the riot.
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From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sergeant Barriscale, with a rifle on each shoulder; on his right Corporal Manning, hatless, with bandaged head; and on his left, shuffling weakly along, General Chick.
