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Chapter V
“I say,” said Hoopdriver, with an inspiration, “can you get me a screwdriver?” The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand. Hoopdriver felt himself a lost man. He took the screwdriver with a tepid “Thanks,” and incontinently had another inspiration. “I say,” he said again.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I say,” he said again.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He took the screwdriver with a tepid “Thanks,” and incontinently had another inspiration.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Hoopdriver felt himself a lost man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He took the screwdriver with a tepid “Thanks,” and incontinently had another inspiration.”
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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 “I say,” said Hoopdriver, with an inspiration, “can you get me a screwdriver?”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I say,” he said again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I say,” said Hoopdriver, with an inspiration, “can you get me a screwdriver?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He took the screwdriver with a tepid “Thanks,” and incontinently had another inspiration.
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From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
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From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I say,” said Hoopdriver, with an inspiration, “can you get me a screwdriver?”
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From this reading Hoopdriver felt himself a lost man.
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From this reading “I say,” said Hoopdriver, with an inspiration, “can you get me a screwdriver?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He took the screwdriver with a tepid “Thanks,” and incontinently had another inspiration.
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From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took the screwdriver with a tepid “Thanks,” and incontinently had another inspiration.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hoopdriver felt himself a lost man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
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From this reading “I say,” said Hoopdriver, with an inspiration, “can you get me a screwdriver?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I say,” said Hoopdriver, with an inspiration, “can you get me a screwdriver?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
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From this reading He took the screwdriver with a tepid “Thanks,” and incontinently had another inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say,” said Hoopdriver, with an inspiration, “can you get me a screwdriver?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hoopdriver felt himself a lost man.
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From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I say,” said Hoopdriver, with an inspiration, “can you get me a screwdriver?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say,” said Hoopdriver, with an inspiration, “can you get me a screwdriver?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say,” said Hoopdriver, with an inspiration, “can you get me a screwdriver?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say,” said Hoopdriver, with an inspiration, “can you get me a screwdriver?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took the screwdriver with a tepid “Thanks,” and incontinently had another inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took the screwdriver with a tepid “Thanks,” and incontinently had another inspiration.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He took the screwdriver with a tepid “Thanks,” and incontinently had another inspiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man simply walked across the shed, opened and shut a box, and came up to the kneeling Hoopdriver with a screwdriver in his hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I say,” said Hoopdriver, with an inspiration, “can you get me a screwdriver?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I say,” said Hoopdriver, with an inspiration, “can you get me a screwdriver?”
