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Chapter XVIII
THE BATTLE OF THE RACCOON Mrs. Atchison met the returning adventurers at the door. "Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands. "And so you really locked that horrid person in a real jail! Well, we shan't miss him! We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “"Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “"Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well, we shan't miss him!”
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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 so you really locked that horrid person in a real jail!
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RACCOON Mrs. Atchison met the returning adventurers at the door.
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From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so you really locked that horrid person in a real jail!
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From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RACCOON Mrs. Atchison met the returning adventurers at the door.
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RACCOON Mrs. Atchison met the returning adventurers at the door.
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From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RACCOON Mrs. Atchison met the returning adventurers at the door.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
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From this reading "Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RACCOON Mrs. Atchison met the returning adventurers at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
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From this reading "Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, we shan't miss him!
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From this reading "And so you really locked that horrid person in a real jail!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And so you really locked that horrid person in a real jail!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so you really locked that horrid person in a real jail!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so you really locked that horrid person in a real jail!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RACCOON Mrs. Atchison met the returning adventurers at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, we shan't miss him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RACCOON Mrs. Atchison met the returning adventurers at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RACCOON Mrs. Atchison met the returning adventurers at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so you really locked that horrid person in a real jail!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RACCOON Mrs. Atchison met the returning adventurers at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so you really locked that horrid person in a real jail!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so you really locked that horrid person in a real jail!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RACCOON Mrs. Atchison met the returning adventurers at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, we shan't miss him!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so you really locked that horrid person in a real jail!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And so you really locked that horrid person in a real jail!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLE OF THE RACCOON Mrs. Atchison met the returning adventurers at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been kept up all night by the arrival here of other prisoners--brought in like parcels from the grocer's."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well, we shan't miss him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, we shan't miss him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And so you really locked that horrid person in a real jail!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your conduct, Jerry Dangerfield, is beyond words!" she exclaimed, seizing the girl's hands.
