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Chapter V
“No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it. And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed. “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied. “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance. They have great fun.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They have great fun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.”
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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 And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
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From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
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From this reading “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.
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From this reading “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.
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From this reading “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.
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From this reading They have great fun.
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From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have great fun.
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From this reading “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
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From this reading “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
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From this reading “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.
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From this reading “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.
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From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
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From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
not any; not one
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
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From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
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From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
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From this reading “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
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From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.
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From this reading “Oh, but that's very chic, I've heard,” the daughter replied.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And his going out on a cattle-steamer?” the mother observed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have great fun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.
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From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No. But it was very odd, his not mentioning it.
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From this reading “I've heard that the young men like it and think it a great chance.
