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Chapter XXIII
Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it. He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass. “Where did it go?” she asked. “I have no idea,” he admitted. “Why don’t you help look for it?”
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later than; following
From this reading “Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Where did it go?” she asked.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have no idea,” he admitted.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.”
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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 Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
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From this reading “I have no idea,” he admitted.
later than; following
From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
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From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where did it go?” she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
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From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
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From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
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From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
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From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Where did it go?” she asked.
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From this reading “Why don’t you help look for it?”
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From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
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From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
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From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
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From this reading “Where did it go?” she asked.
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From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
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From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have no idea,” he admitted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have no idea,” he admitted.
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From this reading “I have no idea,” he admitted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
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From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
not any; not one
From this reading “I have no idea,” he admitted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
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From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Where did it go?” she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
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From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
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From this reading Hamel sliced his ball at the ninth, and after waiting for a few minutes patiently, Esther came to help him look for it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where did it go?” she asked.
which person or people
From this reading He was standing down on the sands, a little apart from the two caddies who were beating out various tufts of long grass.
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From this reading “Why don’t you help look for it?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why don’t you help look for it?”
