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Chapter XIII
A REBELLION NIPPED IN THE BUD. "DID you find 'em, Elmer?" "What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did." "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!" "Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.”
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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 A REBELLION NIPPED IN THE BUD.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.
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From this reading "What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did."
in or near a particular place or position
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From this reading "Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"
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From this reading A REBELLION NIPPED IN THE BUD.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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From this reading "DID you find 'em, Elmer?"
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From this reading "DID you find 'em, Elmer?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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From this reading "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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From this reading "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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From this reading "Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.
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From this reading "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"
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From this reading "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A REBELLION NIPPED IN THE BUD.
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From this reading "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"
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From this reading "Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.
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From this reading A REBELLION NIPPED IN THE BUD.
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From this reading "What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.
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From this reading "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"
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From this reading "What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did."
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From this reading A REBELLION NIPPED IN THE BUD.
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From this reading "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"
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From this reading "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did."
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From this reading "Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.
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From this reading "Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.
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From this reading "What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did."
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From this reading "Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.
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From this reading "What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did."
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From this reading "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A REBELLION NIPPED IN THE BUD.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.
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From this reading "What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did."
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From this reading "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"
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From this reading "Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Tell us what you saw, Elmer; we've passed an awful hour," said Mark, sighing.
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From this reading "What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did."
at the time that
From this reading "What's the use asking such silly questions, when you can see right now from the grin on his face that he did."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "DID you find 'em, Elmer?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Huh! don't you be so sure, Red Huggins; perhaps he's laughing at the way the sun reflects on your hair!"
