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Chapter XVI
Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it. He answered not one word, but looked very grave and sad. I asked him what was the matter with him. He asked me again, “Why you angry mad with Friday?—what me done?” I asked him what he meant.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He asked me again, “Why you angry mad with Friday?—what me done?””
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He answered not one word, but looked very grave and sad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked him what was the matter with him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He asked me again, “Why you angry mad with Friday?—what me done?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He answered not one word, but looked very grave and sad.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked me again, “Why you angry mad with Friday?—what me done?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
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From this reading He asked me again, “Why you angry mad with Friday?—what me done?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He answered not one word, but looked very grave and sad.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked him what was the matter with him.
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From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He answered not one word, but looked very grave and sad.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
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From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
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From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He asked me again, “Why you angry mad with Friday?—what me done?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
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From this reading He asked me again, “Why you angry mad with Friday?—what me done?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
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From this reading He answered not one word, but looked very grave and sad.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
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From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He answered not one word, but looked very grave and sad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He asked me again, “Why you angry mad with Friday?—what me done?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
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From this reading I asked him what was the matter with him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He asked me again, “Why you angry mad with Friday?—what me done?”
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From this reading I asked him what he meant.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He answered not one word, but looked very grave and sad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
above and across; more than
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
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From this reading He answered not one word, but looked very grave and sad.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
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From this reading He answered not one word, but looked very grave and sad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I asked him what was the matter with him.
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From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
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From this reading He asked me again, “Why you angry mad with Friday?—what me done?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He answered not one word, but looked very grave and sad.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Upon the whole, I was by this time so fixed upon my design of going over with him to the continent that I told him we would go and make one as big as that, and he should go home in it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He asked me again, “Why you angry mad with Friday?—what me done?”
