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Chapter XIV
THE FIRST SKIRMISH. "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them. "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure. Are you not contented with them?" "I am not contented with myself," said Willy.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FIRST SKIRMISH.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.”
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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 "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you not contented with them?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
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From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
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From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
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From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
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From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
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From this reading Are you not contented with them?"
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From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST SKIRMISH.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
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From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
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From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
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From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Are you not contented with them?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
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From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
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From this reading THE FIRST SKIRMISH.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST SKIRMISH.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
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From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I feel uncommonly merry; we've fine fun, capital games, comfortable quarters, and a pleasant companion, I am sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Tom, I feel in such bad humour with myself," said Willy, as the two brothers prepared to go to rest in the chamber provided for them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you not contented with them?"
