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Chapter VII
Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire. "Now, listen, sweetheart," he said. "You are good. Got that? Good, with a capital tremendous.
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"You are good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.”
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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 Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are good.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
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From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
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From this reading Good, with a capital tremendous.
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From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are good.
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From this reading Got that?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now, listen, sweetheart," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, listen, sweetheart," he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
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From this reading "Now, listen, sweetheart," he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, listen, sweetheart," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, listen, sweetheart," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Got that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good, with a capital tremendous.
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From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Good, with a capital tremendous.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Robert Lennick leaned far back in his swivel chair, and sighed a deep sigh at the ceiling, being careful it would not be heard by the party on the other end of the wire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are good.
