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Chapter XII
THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent. At length he flung back from the table. “Well, don’t it beat the devil,” said he, “how ungrateful some people are! Here our hill-billy turns up missing this morning. Where do you suppose he is?”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here our hill-billy turns up missing this morning.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “At length he flung back from the table.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here our hill-billy turns up missing this morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Where do you suppose he is?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Well, don’t it beat the devil,” said he, “how ungrateful some people are!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, don’t it beat the devil,” said he, “how ungrateful some people are!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
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From this reading At length he flung back from the table.
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From this reading “Well, don’t it beat the devil,” said he, “how ungrateful some people are!
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From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
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From this reading “Well, don’t it beat the devil,” said he, “how ungrateful some people are!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where do you suppose he is?”
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From this reading “Well, don’t it beat the devil,” said he, “how ungrateful some people are!
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From this reading At length he flung back from the table.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At length he flung back from the table.
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From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
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From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At length he flung back from the table.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here our hill-billy turns up missing this morning.
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From this reading Here our hill-billy turns up missing this morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
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From this reading “Well, don’t it beat the devil,” said he, “how ungrateful some people are!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where do you suppose he is?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, don’t it beat the devil,” said he, “how ungrateful some people are!
a period of time or extent
From this reading At length he flung back from the table.
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From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
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From this reading Here our hill-billy turns up missing this morning.
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From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here our hill-billy turns up missing this morning.
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From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
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From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Here our hill-billy turns up missing this morning.
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From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
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From this reading “Well, don’t it beat the devil,” said he, “how ungrateful some people are!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, don’t it beat the devil,” said he, “how ungrateful some people are!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, don’t it beat the devil,” said he, “how ungrateful some people are!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Where do you suppose he is?”
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From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Here our hill-billy turns up missing this morning.
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From this reading Here our hill-billy turns up missing this morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, don’t it beat the devil,” said he, “how ungrateful some people are!
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From this reading Here our hill-billy turns up missing this morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
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From this reading “Well, don’t it beat the devil,” said he, “how ungrateful some people are!
at the time that
From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where do you suppose he is?”
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From this reading THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW WAY WHEN next Haddon and his wife met at the breakfast table Haddon was more than ordinarily out of sorts, his wife rather more than ordinarily grave and silent.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where do you suppose he is?”
