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Chapter V
The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss. I came in over the ice with a freighter. I ran away from school. What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble. They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
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all things; all of a situation
From this reading “They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I came in over the ice with a freighter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.”
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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 came in over the ice with a freighter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
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From this reading I ran away from school.
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From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
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From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
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From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
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From this reading I came in over the ice with a freighter.
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From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
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From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
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From this reading I came in over the ice with a freighter.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I ran away from school.
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From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
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From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
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From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
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From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
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From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I came in over the ice with a freighter.
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From this reading I came in over the ice with a freighter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I came in over the ice with a freighter.
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From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
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From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
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From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
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From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
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From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
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From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
above and across; more than
From this reading I came in over the ice with a freighter.
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From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
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From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
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From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
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From this reading I ran away from school.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
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From this reading I ran away from school.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gave me a bad name; and everything that happened was put on me.
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From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
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From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
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From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
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From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the use?--I got a head like a hickory nut; and I couldn't keep out of trouble.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I came in over the ice with a freighter.
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From this reading The boy blushed for pure pleasure; and his voice deepened as he replied: "Two years next March, Miss.
