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Chapter XV
Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance. "Will you sell me food and a gun and a blanket?" asked Ralph stiffly. "It's waiting for you in the kitchen," was the harsh answer. "No dog shall starve through me." Ralph swallowed the affront.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Will you sell me food and a gun and a blanket?" asked Ralph stiffly.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"No dog shall starve through me."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"No dog shall starve through me."”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"It's waiting for you in the kitchen," was the harsh answer.”
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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 Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance.
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From this reading Ralph swallowed the affront.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Will you sell me food and a gun and a blanket?" asked Ralph stiffly.
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From this reading "It's waiting for you in the kitchen," was the harsh answer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Will you sell me food and a gun and a blanket?" asked Ralph stiffly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance.
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From this reading "Will you sell me food and a gun and a blanket?" asked Ralph stiffly.
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From this reading Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No dog shall starve through me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you sell me food and a gun and a blanket?" asked Ralph stiffly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's waiting for you in the kitchen," was the harsh answer.
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From this reading Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you sell me food and a gun and a blanket?" asked Ralph stiffly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's waiting for you in the kitchen," was the harsh answer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's waiting for you in the kitchen," was the harsh answer.
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From this reading "It's waiting for you in the kitchen," was the harsh answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's waiting for you in the kitchen," was the harsh answer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you sell me food and a gun and a blanket?" asked Ralph stiffly.
not any; not one
From this reading "No dog shall starve through me."
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From this reading "Will you sell me food and a gun and a blanket?" asked Ralph stiffly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you sell me food and a gun and a blanket?" asked Ralph stiffly.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "No dog shall starve through me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No dog shall starve through me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you sell me food and a gun and a blanket?" asked Ralph stiffly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ralph swallowed the affront.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "No dog shall starve through me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's waiting for you in the kitchen," was the harsh answer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's waiting for you in the kitchen," was the harsh answer.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you sell me food and a gun and a blanket?" asked Ralph stiffly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jim Sholto, busy with the furnaces, turned a grim, hard face at his entrance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you sell me food and a gun and a blanket?" asked Ralph stiffly.
