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Chapter XIV
THE TREASURE-FINDER. LITTLE Benjamin once had the boy fever to go to sea. This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were. Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this: "Hear ye!
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Hear ye!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE Benjamin once had the boy fever to go to sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LITTLE Benjamin once had the boy fever to go to sea.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this:”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.”
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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 This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
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From this reading LITTLE Benjamin once had the boy fever to go to sea.
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From this reading Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this:
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From this reading LITTLE Benjamin once had the boy fever to go to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this:
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE Benjamin once had the boy fever to go to sea.
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From this reading LITTLE Benjamin once had the boy fever to go to sea.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LITTLE Benjamin once had the boy fever to go to sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Hear ye!
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From this reading This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
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From this reading This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LITTLE Benjamin once had the boy fever to go to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE Benjamin once had the boy fever to go to sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE Benjamin once had the boy fever to go to sea.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TREASURE-FINDER.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LITTLE Benjamin once had the boy fever to go to sea.
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From this reading Many boys had it in Boston; they disappeared, and the town crier called out something like this:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TREASURE-FINDER.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This fever was a kind of nervous epidemic among the boys of the time, a disease of the imagination as it were.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Hear ye!
