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Chapter VI
GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey. Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes. But he was still grinning. It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg. "H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.
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all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But he was still grinning.”
in the direction of
From this reading “"H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards 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 GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
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From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
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From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
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From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was still grinning.
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From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
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From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
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From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
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From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
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From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
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From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
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From this reading But he was still grinning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
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From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
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From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
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From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
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From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
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From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
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From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But he was still grinning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a shamefaced, impudent and appealing grin that he bent on Greg.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
in the direction of
From this reading "H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gone was the dashing air; he drooped in every line of his loose clothes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GREG'S RIVAL The nine hours had worked a great change in Hickey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "H'are yeh?" he said, sidling towards him.
