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Chapter XIX
Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard. "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally. "Heavens!" said Warwickson from where he lay smoking on the bed. He spoke in a dismal voice. This tone, it is said, had earned him his popular name of Great Grief.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This tone, it is said, had earned him his popular name of Great Grief.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This tone, it is said, had earned him his popular name of Great Grief.”
looking closely or carefully
From this reading “Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Heavens!" said Warwickson from where he lay smoking on the bed.”
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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 Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.
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From this reading Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.
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From this reading "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.
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From this reading "Heavens!" said Warwickson from where he lay smoking on the bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He spoke in a dismal voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This tone, it is said, had earned him his popular name of Great Grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Heavens!" said Warwickson from where he lay smoking on the bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This tone, it is said, had earned him his popular name of Great Grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This tone, it is said, had earned him his popular name of Great Grief.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.
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From this reading "Heavens!" said Warwickson from where he lay smoking on the bed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This tone, it is said, had earned him his popular name of Great Grief.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This tone, it is said, had earned him his popular name of Great Grief.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He spoke in a dismal voice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This tone, it is said, had earned him his popular name of Great Grief.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This tone, it is said, had earned him his popular name of Great Grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Heavens!" said Warwickson from where he lay smoking on the bed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This tone, it is said, had earned him his popular name of Great Grief.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Heavens!" said Warwickson from where he lay smoking on the bed.
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From this reading "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.
looking closely or carefully
From this reading Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This tone, it is said, had earned him his popular name of Great Grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Heavens!" said Warwickson from where he lay smoking on the bed.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Heavens!" said Warwickson from where he lay smoking on the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He spoke in a dismal voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This tone, it is said, had earned him his popular name of Great Grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This tone, it is said, had earned him his popular name of Great Grief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There are only two eggs and half a loaf of bread left," he announced brutally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He spoke in a dismal voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Heavens!" said Warwickson from where he lay smoking on the bed.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Heavens!" said Warwickson from where he lay smoking on the bed.
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From this reading Wrinkles had been peering into the little dry-goods box that acted as a cupboard.
