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Chapter XIV
All this was gone over again and again. Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me. Foxy's stage experience proved serviceable. He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself. Lorina's depiction of the startled woman was admirable.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All this was gone over again and again.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “All this was gone over again and again.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.”
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From this reading He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.
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From this reading Lorina's depiction of the startled woman was admirable.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All this was gone over again and again.
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From this reading All this was gone over again and again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All this was gone over again and again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.
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From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
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From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
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From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
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From this reading Lorina's depiction of the startled woman was admirable.
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From this reading He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.
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From this reading Foxy's stage experience proved serviceable.
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From this reading He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.
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From this reading Foxy's stage experience proved serviceable.
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From this reading He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.
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From this reading All this was gone over again and again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.
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From this reading He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.
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From this reading He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
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From this reading Lorina's depiction of the startled woman was admirable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
above and across; more than
From this reading All this was gone over again and again.
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From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
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From this reading Foxy's stage experience proved serviceable.
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From this reading Foxy's stage experience proved serviceable.
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From this reading He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
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From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
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From this reading Foxy's stage experience proved serviceable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lorina's depiction of the startled woman was admirable.
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From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
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From this reading He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All this was gone over again and again.
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From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
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From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All this was gone over again and again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
at the time that
From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He acted as director, showing Frank how to tackle him, and how to fall without hurting himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lorina's depiction of the startled woman was admirable.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some buttons were tied on the piece of string, so that it would carry when it was thrown back to me.
