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Chapter VI
TAKING TEA INSIDE A WHALE--THE STRANGE STORY OF THE STRANDED LEVIATHAN. There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance. One was Bunko, the other Tippetty. And the most perfect understanding existed betwixt the two. Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.”
an old word for “between”
From this reading “And the most perfect understanding existed betwixt the two.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One was Bunko, the other Tippetty.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.”
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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 TAKING TEA INSIDE A WHALE--THE STRANGE STORY OF THE STRANDED LEVIATHAN.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
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From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.
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From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the most perfect understanding existed betwixt the two.
an old word for “between”
From this reading And the most perfect understanding existed betwixt the two.
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From this reading One was Bunko, the other Tippetty.
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From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
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From this reading There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.
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From this reading And the most perfect understanding existed betwixt the two.
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From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
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From this reading There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
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From this reading There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.
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From this reading TAKING TEA INSIDE A WHALE--THE STRANGE STORY OF THE STRANDED LEVIATHAN.
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From this reading TAKING TEA INSIDE A WHALE--THE STRANGE STORY OF THE STRANDED LEVIATHAN.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
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From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
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From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
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From this reading And the most perfect understanding existed betwixt the two.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TAKING TEA INSIDE A WHALE--THE STRANGE STORY OF THE STRANDED LEVIATHAN.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One was Bunko, the other Tippetty.
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From this reading One was Bunko, the other Tippetty.
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From this reading There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.
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From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
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From this reading And the most perfect understanding existed betwixt the two.
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From this reading There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.
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From this reading TAKING TEA INSIDE A WHALE--THE STRANGE STORY OF THE STRANDED LEVIATHAN.
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From this reading TAKING TEA INSIDE A WHALE--THE STRANGE STORY OF THE STRANDED LEVIATHAN.
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From this reading TAKING TEA INSIDE A WHALE--THE STRANGE STORY OF THE STRANDED LEVIATHAN.
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From this reading TAKING TEA INSIDE A WHALE--THE STRANGE STORY OF THE STRANDED LEVIATHAN.
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From this reading TAKING TEA INSIDE A WHALE--THE STRANGE STORY OF THE STRANDED LEVIATHAN.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TAKING TEA INSIDE A WHALE--THE STRANGE STORY OF THE STRANDED LEVIATHAN.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.
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From this reading There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.
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From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
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From this reading One was Bunko, the other Tippetty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
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From this reading Next to his little mistress, I feel certain that Tip loved Bunko above all people, and Bunko loved Tip, and admired him too.
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From this reading There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.
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From this reading And the most perfect understanding existed betwixt the two.
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From this reading There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One was Bunko, the other Tippetty.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.
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From this reading TAKING TEA INSIDE A WHALE--THE STRANGE STORY OF THE STRANDED LEVIATHAN.
which person or people
From this reading There were two persons who on this particular afternoon considered themselves of the very greatest importance.
