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Chapter IX
UNCLE BENJAMIN'S SECRET. LITTLE Ben was fond of making toy boats and ships and sailing them. He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide. One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him. The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE Ben was fond of making toy boats and ships and sailing them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “UNCLE BENJAMIN'S SECRET.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LITTLE Ben was fond of making toy boats and ships and sailing them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide.
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From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
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From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
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From this reading LITTLE Ben was fond of making toy boats and ships and sailing them.
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From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
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From this reading UNCLE BENJAMIN'S SECRET.
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From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
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From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
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From this reading LITTLE Ben was fond of making toy boats and ships and sailing them.
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From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
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From this reading He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide.
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From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
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From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
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From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
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From this reading LITTLE Ben was fond of making toy boats and ships and sailing them.
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From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
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From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
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From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
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From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE Ben was fond of making toy boats and ships and sailing them.
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From this reading He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide.
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From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
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From this reading LITTLE Ben was fond of making toy boats and ships and sailing them.
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From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
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From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
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From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LITTLE Ben was fond of making toy boats and ships and sailing them.
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From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
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From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
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From this reading He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide.
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From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
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From this reading LITTLE Ben was fond of making toy boats and ships and sailing them.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading UNCLE BENJAMIN'S SECRET.
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From this reading LITTLE Ben was fond of making toy boats and ships and sailing them.
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From this reading One day, as he was going out of the door of the sign of the Blue Ball, boat in hand, Uncle Benjamin followed him.
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From this reading He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading LITTLE Ben was fond of making toy boats and ships and sailing them.
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From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
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From this reading He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide.
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From this reading LITTLE Ben was fond of making toy boats and ships and sailing them.
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From this reading UNCLE BENJAMIN'S SECRET.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITTLE Ben was fond of making toy boats and ships and sailing them.
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From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
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From this reading He sometimes took them to the pond on the Common, and sometimes to wharves at low tide.
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From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The old man with white hair watched the boy fondly day by day, and he found in him many new things that made him proud to have him bear his name.
